1915 Japanese general election
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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 | |
Okuma Kōenkai | 55,684 | 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 |