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Japanese general election, March 1898

Japanese general election, March 1898
Empire of Japan
← 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
  Itagaki Taisuke.jpg Shigenobu Okuma 5.jpg Yajiro Shinagawa.jpg
Leader Itagaki Taisuke Shimpotō Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Jiyutō Rikken Kaishintō Kokumin Kyōkai
Last election 107  – 32
Seats won 105 103 29
Seat change Decrease2  – Decrease3

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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