1932 Japanese general election

1932 Japanese general election

← 1930 20 February 1932 1936 →

All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tsuyoshi Inukai Reijiro Wakatsuki
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Minseitō
Last election 37.69%, 174 seats 52.48%, 273 seats
Seats won 301 146 seats
Seat change Increase127 Decrease127
Popular vote 5,683,137 3,442,326
Percentage 58.20% 35.25%
Swing Increase20.51pp Decrease17.23pp

Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength

Prime Minister before election

Tsuyoshi Inukai
Rikken Seiyūkai

Elected Prime Minister

Tsuyoshi Inukai
Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1932.[1] They were the last elections before the May 15 Incident, which marked the temporary end of party politics in Japan. Rikken Seiyūkai won 301 of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives.

  1. ^ Bernd Martin (2006) Japan and Germany in the Modern World, Berghahn Books, p136

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