1937 Japanese general election

1937 Japanese general election
All 466 seats in the House of Representatives; 234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.64% (7.00pp)
Prime Minister before election; Senjūrō Hayashi; Imperial Japanese Army	Prime Minister after election ; Senjūrō Hayashi; Imperial Japanese Army

General elections were held in Japan on 30 April 1937,^[2] after the dissolution of Parliament on 31 March. Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest in Parliament, with 179 of the 466 seats. The election was a major victory for the Shakai Taishūtō, which became the third-largest party in the Diet. It was the first socialist party to do so in Japanese history. In contrast, the mildly pro-military Rikken Minseitō lost several seats and fascist groups such as Tōhōkai remained minor forces in the House. A month after the election, the Emperor replaced Hayashi with Fumimaro Konoe. Voter turnout was 73.3%.^[3]

^ Chikuhei Nakajima, Ichirō Hatoyama, Yonezō Maeda and Toshio Shimada served as acting presidents until April 30, 1939, when Nakajima became president.
^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History (2 ed.). Macmillan. p. 231.
^ The 20th House of Representatives election Archived 2014-02-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

[1] Chikuhei Nakajima, Ichirō Hatoyama, Yonezō Maeda and Toshio Shimada served as acting presidents until April 30, 1939, when Nakajima became president.

[2] Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982). The International Almanac of Electoral History (2 ed.). Macmillan. p. 231.

[3] The 20th House of Representatives election Archived 2014-02-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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