Japanese general election, 1892

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15 February 1892

All 300 seats to the House of Representatives
151 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party
		Chuo
Leader	Itagaki Taisuke	–
Party	Jiyutō	Chuo Club
Last election	130	–
Seats won	94	81
Seat change	36	–

	Third party	Fourth party
		Dokuristu
Leader	Ōkuma Shigenobu	–
Party	Rikken Kaishintō	Dokuristu Club
Last election	41
Seats won	38	31
Seat change	3	–

Prime Minister before election

Matsukata Masayoshi
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Matsukata Masayoshi
Independent

The Japanese General Election of 1892 (第2回衆議院議員総選挙, Dai-nikai Shūgiin Giinsōsenkyō^?) was the Empire of Japan’s second general election for members of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan, held on February 15, 1892.

After the 1890 general election for the lower house of the Diet of Japan, the elected members proved much less amenable to government persuasion than had been anticipated by Itō Hirobumi and other members of the Meiji oligarchy. Rather than docilely rubber stamp legislation issued from the House of Peers and the genrō, the leaders of the lower house used the only leverage granted to them under the Meiji Constitution: withholding budgetary approval to show resistance. This stalemate led to earlier than anticipated dissolution of the government and new elections. Emperor Meiji expressed concern that if the same people were elected again, the same problem would recur, and suggested that regional offices encourage good people to run for office.

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