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Japanese general election, 1908

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15 May 1908
  
1912 →

187
  
70

649,858
  
288,243

133 seats, 33.5%
  
90 seats, 26.2%

54
  
20

48.4%
  
21.5%

Japanese general election, 1908

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