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General election in Japan held in 1908
1908 Japanese general election
First party
Second party
Leader
Saionji Kinmochi
Party
Rikken Seiyūkai
Kensei Hontō
Last election
133 seats
90 seats
Seats won
187
70
Seat change
54
20
Popular vote
649,858
288,243
Percentage
48.40%
21.47%
Swing
14.93pp
4.72pp
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Collective leadership
Party
Yūkōkai
Daidō Club
Last election
–
58[a]
Seats won
29
29
Seat change
New
29
Popular vote
99,690
92,477
Percentage
7.42%
6.89%
Swing
New
5.87pp
General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
Electoral system [ edit ]
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.[2]
Campaign [ edit ]
A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.
Results [ edit ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Rikken Seiyūkai 649,858 48.40 187 +54 Kensei Hontō 288,243 21.47 70 –20 Yūkōkai 99,690 7.42 29 New Daidō Club 92,477 6.89 29 –29 Others 212,377 15.82 64 +9 Total 1,342,645 100.00 379 0 Valid votes 1,342,645 99.00 Invalid/blank votes 13,534 1.00 Total votes 1,356,179 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,590,045 85.29 Source: Mackie & Rose
References [ edit ]
^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History , Macmillan, p281
^ Mackie & Rose, p276