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Japanese general election, 1912

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15 May 1912
  
1915 →

209
  
95

689,613
  
381,465

187 seats, 48.4%
  

22
  

51.5%
  
28.5%

Japanese general election, 1912

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