1903 Japanese general election

1903 Japanese general election

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All 376 seats in the House of Representatives
189 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 191 seats 95 seats
Seats won 175 85
Seat change Decrease16 Decrease10
Popular vote 373,022 218,689
Percentage 45.42% 26.63%
Swing Decrease4.98pp Increase0.95pp

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.

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

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