1917 Japanese general election

1917 Japanese general election

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All 381 seats in the House of Representatives
191 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hara Takashi Kato Takaaki Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kenseikai Kokumintō
Last election 31.5%, 108 seats 7.5%, 27 seats,
Seats won 165 121 35
Seat change Increase57 New Increase7
Popular vote 504,720 467,518 125,974
Percentage 38.8% 36.0% 9.7%
Swing Increase7.3pp New Increase2.2pp

Prime Minister before election

Terauchi Masatake
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Terauchi Masatake
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.

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

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