Japanese general election, 1936

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General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1936. [1] Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 205 of the 466 seats.

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Electoral system

The 466 members of the House of Representatives were elected from multi-member constituencies with between three and five seats. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Minseitō 4,444,41339.9205+59
Rikken Seiyūkai 4,188,02937.6174–127
Shōwakai 531,7724.820New
Shakai Taishūtō 518,8444.718New
Kokumin Dōmei 421,6323.815New
Others1,027,9889.234+22
Invalid/blank votes116,886
Total11,249,5641004660
Registered voters/turnout14,304,54678.6
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

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References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276