1912 Japanese general election
15 May 1912
All 381 seats in the House of Representatives
191 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Kokumintō Chūō Club
Last election 187 seats – 29[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 209 95 31
Seat change Increase22 New Increase2
Popular vote 689,613 381,465 113,834
Percentage 51.52% 28.50% 8.50%
Swing Increase3.12pp New Increase1.61pp
Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

 Prime Minister after election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.

Electoral system

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] 1912 was also the first year citizens in Okinawa could vote.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai689,61351.52209+22
Rikken Kokumintō381,46528.5095New
Chūō Club113,8348.5031New
Others153,59311.4746–18
Total1,338,505100.00381+2
Valid votes1,338,50599.21
Invalid/blank votes10,6720.79
Total votes1,349,177100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,506,14389.58
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. ↑ Mackie & Rose, p276
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