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{{Short description|General election in Japan held in 1908}}
[[File:Japanese General election, 1908 ja.svg|right|200px|thumb|Results of the Japanese General Elections, 1908]]{{Politics of Japan}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Empire of Japan
| type = parliamentary
| election_date = 15 May 1908
| previous_election = 1904 Japanese general election
| previous_year = 1904
| next_election = 1912 Japanese general election
| next_year = 1912
| seats_for_election = All 379 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
| majority_seats = 190

| image1 = Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg
| leader1 = [[Saionji Kinmochi]]
| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai
| last_election1 = 33.47%, 33 seats
| seats1 = '''187'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}54
| popular_vote1 = '''649,858'''
| percentage1 = '''48.40%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}}14.93pp

| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Kensei Hontō
| last_election2 = 26.19%, 90 seats
| seats2 = 70
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}20
| popular_vote2 = 288,243
| percentage2 = 21.47%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}4.72pp

| image4 =
| color4 = 87CEFA
| party4 = Yūkōkai
| last_election4 = {{dash}}
| seats4 = 29
| seat_change4 = ''New''
| popular_vote4 = 99,690
| percentage4 = 7.42%
| swing4 = ''New''

| image5 =
| color5 = FFDEAD
| leader5 = {{nowrap|Collective leadership}}
| party5 = [[Daidō Club (1905–10)|Daidō Club]]
| last_election5 = 12.76%, 58 seats{{efn|[[Kōshin Club]] and [[Teikokutō]]}}
| seats5 = 29
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}29
| popular_vote5 = 92,477
| percentage5 = 6.89%
| swing5 = {{decrease}}5.87pp

| title = [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Saionji Kinmochi]]
| before_party = Rikken Seiyūkai
| after_election = [[Saionji Kinmochi]]
| after_party = Rikken Seiyūkai

|map_image =
|map_size = 300px
|map_caption = House of Representatives conformation
}}
{{Politics of Japan}}


'''General elections''' were held in [[Japan]] on 15 May 1908.<ref name=T>Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Rikken Seiyūkai]] party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
'''General elections''' were held in [[Japan]] on 15 May 1908.<ref name=T>Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Rikken Seiyūkai]] party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
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==Results==
==Results==
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|image=[[File:Japan House of Representatives 1908.svg]]
!Party
|party1=[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]|votes1=649858|seats1=187|sc1=+54
!Votes
|party2=[[Kensei Hontō]]|votes2=288243|seats2=70|sc2=–20
!%
|party3=[[Yūkōkai]]|votes3=99690|seats3=29|sc3=New|color3=#87CEFA
!Seats
|party4=[[Daidō Club (1905–1910)|Daidō Club]]|votes4=92477|seats4=29|sc4=–29|color4=#FFDEAD
!+/–
|party5=Others|votes5=212377|seats5=64|sc5=+9
|-
|invalid=13534
|align=left|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]||649,858||48.4||187||+54
|total_sc=0
|-
|electorate=1590045
|align=left|[[Kensei Hontō]]||288,243||21.5||70||–20
|source=Mackie & Rose
|-
}}
|align=left|[[Yuko Club]]||99,690||7.4||29||New

|-
==Notes==
|align=left|[[Daidō Club (1905–10)|Daidō Club]]||92,477||6.9||29||New
{{notelist}}
|-
|align=left|Others||212,377||15.8||64||+9
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||13,534||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''1,356,179'''||'''100'''||'''379'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||1,590,045||85.3||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: Mackie & Rose
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Elections in Japan|1908]]
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[[Category:May 1908 events|Japanese general election]]
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 12 August 2024

1908 Japanese general election
← 1904 15 May 1908 1912 →
All 379 seats in the House of Representatives
190 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 33.47%, 33 seats 26.19%, 90 seats
Seats won 187 70
Seat change Increase54 Decrease20
Popular vote 649,858 288,243
Percentage 48.40% 21.47%
Swing Increase14.93pp Decrease4.72pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Collective leadership
Party Yūkōkai Daidō Club
Last election  – 12.76%, 58 seats[a]
Seats won 29 29
Seat change New Decrease29
Popular vote 99,690 92,477
Percentage 7.42% 6.89%
Swing New Decrease5.87pp
Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

Prime Minister after election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

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General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.

Electoral system

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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.[2]

Campaign

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A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai649,85848.40187+54
Kensei Hontō288,24321.4770–20
Yūkōkai99,6907.4229New
Daidō Club92,4776.8929–29
Others212,37715.8264+9
Total1,342,645100.003790
Valid votes1,342,64599.00
Invalid/blank votes13,5341.00
Total votes1,356,179100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,590,04585.29
Source: Mackie & Rose

Notes

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  1. ^ Kōshin Club and Teikokutō

References

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  1. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. ^ Mackie & Rose, p276
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