1903 Japanese general election

1903 Japanese general election

← 1902 1 March 1903 1904 →
All 376 seats in the House of Representatives 189 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Last election 50.4%, 191 seats 25.7%, 95 seats Seats won 175 85 Seat change 16 10 Popular vote 373,022 218,689 Percentage 45.4% 26.6% Swing 5.0pp 0.9pp
Prime Minister before election Katsura Tarō Independent Prime Minister after election Katsura Tarō Independent

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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903.^[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.

Electoral system[]

The 376 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.^[2]

Campaign[]

A total of 537 candidates contested the 376 seats.

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	373,022	45.42	175	–16
	Kensei Hontō	218,689	26.63	85	–10
		37,070	4.51	31	New
	Teikokutō	34,811	4.24	17	0
		24,129	2.94	13	New
		2,748	0.33	0	–28
		1,517	0.18	0	–13
	Others	129,313	15.74	55	+23
Total		821,299	100.00	376	0
Valid votes		821,299	99.09
Invalid/blank votes		7,527	0.91
Total votes		828,826	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		958,322	86.49
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

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