15 May 1908 1912 → 187 70 649,858 288,243 | 133 seats, 33.5% 90 seats, 26.2% 54 20 48.4% 21.5% | |
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General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908. The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
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Electoral system
The 379 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 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.
References
Japanese general election, 1908 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA