Japanese general election, 1898

Japanese general election, March 1898

1894 (Sep) ← March 1898 → 1898 (Sep)

All 300 seats to the House of Representatives 151 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Itagaki Taisuke Shimpotō Shinagawa Yajirō Party Jiyutō Rikken Kaishintō Kokumin Kyōkai Last election 107  – 32 Seats won 105 103 29 Seat change 2  – 3

Prime Minister before election Itō Hirobumi Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi Independent

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

General elections were held in Japan in March 1898.

A total of 605 candidates contested the elections; the Jiyūtō nominated the most with 233, Shimpotō had 174, Kokumin Kyōkai 52 and Yamashita Club 26. The remaining 118 candidates were independents.

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