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1915 Japanese general election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Kato Takaaki
Hara Takashi
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party
Dōshikai
Rikken Seiyūkai
Kokumintō
Last election
–
51.5%, 209 seats
28.5%, 95 seats
Seats won
153
108
27
Seat change
New
101
68
Popular vote
523,228
446,934
106,445
Percentage
36.9%
31.5%
7.5%
Swing
New
20.0pp
21.0pp
General elections were held in Japan on 25 March 1915.[1] The Rikken Dōshikai party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives , winning 153 of the 381 seats.
Electoral system [ ]
The 381 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]
Results [ ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Rikken Dōshikai 523,228 36.92 153 New Rikken Seiyūkai 446,934 31.54 108 –101 Rikken Kokumintō 106,445 7.51 27 –68 Chūseikai 101,970 7.20 33 New Ōkuma Shigenobu supporters55,684 3.93 12 New Others 182,814 12.90 48 +2 Total 1,417,075 100.00 381 0 Valid votes 1,417,075 99.47 Invalid/blank votes 7,570 0.53 Total votes 1,424,645 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,546,411 92.13 Source: Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan
References [ ]
^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History , Macmillan, p281
^ Mackie & Rose, p276
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