1908 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.

15 May 1908
All 379 seats to the House of Representatives
190 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi  –
Party Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 133 seats, 33.5% 90 seats, 26.2%
Seats won 187 70
Seat change 54 20
Popular vote 649,858 288,243
Percentage 48.4% 21.5%
Swing 14.9% 4.7%
Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Seiyūkai

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Saionji Kinmochi
Seiyūkai

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Electoral system

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.[2]

Campaign

A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Rikken Seiyūkai649,85848.4187+54
Kensei Hontō288,24321.570–20
Yūkōkai99,6907.429New
Daidō Club92,4776.929New
Others212,37715.864+9
Invalid/blank votes13,534–––
Total1,356,1791003790
Registered voters/turnout1,590,04585.3––
Source: Mackie & Rose
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References
  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276
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