Japanese general election, 1920

Japanese general election, 1920
Empire of Japan
10 May 1920

All 464 seats to the House of Representatives
233 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hara Takashi Kato Takaaki
Party Seiyūkai Kenseikai
Last election 165 seats, 38.8% 121 seats, 36.0%
Seats won 278 110
Seat change Increase113 Decrease11
Popular vote 1,471,728 715,500
Percentage 56.2% 27.5%
Swing Increase17.4% Decrease8.5%

  Third party
 
Leader Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Kokumintō
Last election 35 seats, 9.7%
Seats won 29
Seat change Decrease6
Popular vote 140,397
Percentage 5.4%
Swing Decrease4.3%


Prime Minister before election

Hara Takashi
Seiyūkai

Subsequent Prime Minister

Hara Takashi
Seiyūkai

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General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.

Electoral system

Following electoral reforms in 1919, the 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation, reduced from 10 yen in the 1917 elections, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote to 6%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Rikken Seiyūkai1,471,72856.2278+113
Kenseikai715,50027.5110–11
Rikken Kokumintō140,3975.429–6
Others311,44411.047–13
Invalid/blank votes22,573
Total2,661,642100464+83
Registered voters/turnout3,069,14886.7
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

References

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