March 1898 Japanese general election

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March 1898 Japanese general election
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg
  September 1894 March 1898 August 1898  

All 300 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Itagaki Taisuke.jpg Shigenobu Okuma 5.jpg Yajiro Shinagawa.jpg
Leader Itagaki Taisuke Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Liberal Shimpotō [lower-alpha 1] Kokumin Kyōkai
Last election1074932
Seats won10510329
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 54Decrease2.svg 3

Prime Minister before election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

General elections were held in Japan in March 1898.

Contents

Campaign

A total of 605 candidates contested the elections; the Liberal Party nominated the most with 233, Shimpotō had 174, Kokumin Kyōkai 52 and Yamashita Club 26. The remaining 118 candidates were independents.

Results

House of Representatives (Japan) March 1898.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party 105–2
Shimpotō 103+54
Kokumin Kyōkai 29–3
Yamashita Club 26New
Independents37+3
Total3000
Total votes396,046
Registered voters/turnout452,63787.50
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

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