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Japanese general election, 1904

Japanese general election, 1904
Empire of Japan
← 1903 1 March 1904 1908 →

All 379 seats to the House of Representatives
190 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg Shigenobu Okuma 5.jpg
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 175 seats, 45.6% 85 seats, 26.7%
Seats won 133 90
Seat change Decrease42 Increase5
Popular vote 217,691 170,319
Percentage 33.5% 26.2%
Swing Decrease12.1% Decrease0.5%

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Katsura Tarō
Independent


Katsura Tarō
Independent

Katsura Tarō
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904. The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.

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.


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