1904 Japanese general election

1904 Japanese general election

← 1903 1 March 1904 1908 →
All 379 seats in the House of Representatives 190 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Last election 45.4%, 175 seats 26.6%, 85 seats Seats won 133 90 Seat change 42 5 Popular vote 217,691 170,319 Percentage 33.5% 26.2% Swing 11.9pp 0.4pp
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 1904.^[1][2] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.

Electoral system[]

The 379 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.^[3]

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	217,691	33.47	133	–42
	Kensei Hontō	170,319	26.19	90	+5
		55,709	8.57	39	New
		31,772	4.89	18	New
		31,197	4.80	25	New
	Teikokutō	27,244	4.19	19	+2
	Others	116,419	17.90	55	0
Total		650,351	100.00	379	+3
Valid votes		650,351	99.12
Invalid/blank votes		5,777	0.88
Total votes		656,128	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		762,445	86.06
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

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