15 May 1912 1915 → 209 95 689,613 381,465 | 187 seats, 48.4% – 22 – 51.5% 28.5% | |
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General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912. The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.
Electoral system
The 381 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.
References
Japanese general election, 1912 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA