1 March 1903 1904 → 175 85 373,022 218,689 | 191 seats, 50.4% 95 seats, 25.7% 16 10 45.6% 26.7% | |
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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903. The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.
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Electoral system
The 376 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.
Campaign
A total of 537 candidates contested the 376 seats.
References
Japanese general election, 1903 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA