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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1908 Japanese general election
| country = Empire of Japan
| country = Empire of Japan
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
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| next_election = 1912 Japanese general election
| next_election = 1912 Japanese general election
| next_year = 1912
| next_year = 1912
| seats_for_election = All 379 seats to the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]<br />190 seats were needed for a majority
| seats_for_election = All 379 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
| majority_seats = 190
| image_size = 150x150px


| image1 = [[File:Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg|125px]]
| image1 = Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg
| leader1 = [[Saionji Kinmochi]]
| leader1 = [[Saionji Kinmochi]]
| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai
| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai
| last_election1 = 133 seats, 33.5%
| last_election1 = 33.5%, 133 seats
| seats1 = 187
| seats1 = 187
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}54
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}54
| popular_vote1 = 649,858
| popular_vote1 = 649,858
| percentage1 = 48.4%
| percentage1 = 48.4%
| swing1 = {{increase}}14.9%
| swing1 = {{increase}}14.9pp


| image2 =
| image2 = [[File:Noimage.png|150x110px]]
| leader2 = {{dash}}
| leader2 =
| party2 = Kensei Hontō
| party2 = Kensei Hontō
| last_election2 = 90 seats, 26.2%
| last_election2 = 26.2%, 90 seats
| seats2 = 70
| seats2 = 70
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}20
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}20
| popular_vote2 = 288,243
| popular_vote2 = 288,243
| percentage2 = 21.5%
| percentage2 = 21.5%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}4.7%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}4.7pp


| title = [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
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| after_party = Rikken Seiyūkai
| after_party = Rikken Seiyūkai


|map_image = Japan House of Representatives 1908.svg
|map_image =
|map_size = 300px
|map_size = 300px
|map_caption = House of Representatives conformation
|map_caption = House of Representatives conformation
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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=New|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|[[Yūkōkai]]||99,690||7.4||29||New
|-
|align=left|[[Daidō Club (1905–10)|Daidō Club]]||92,477||6.9||29||New
|-
|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:General elections in Japan]]
[[Category:General elections in Japan]]
[[Category:1908 elections in Asia|Japanese general election]]
[[Category:1908 elections in Asia|Japan]]
[[Category:1908 in Japan|General election]]
[[Category:1908 in Japan|General election]]
[[Category:May 1908 events|Japanese general election]]
[[Category:May 1908 events|Japanese general election]]
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]

Revision as of 17:57, 22 June 2021

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 33.5%, 133 seats 26.2%, 90 seats
Seats won 187 70
Seat change Increase54 Decrease20
Popular vote 649,858 288,243
Percentage 48.4% 21.5%
Swing Increase14.9pp Decrease4.7pp
Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

Subsequent Prime Minister

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

This article is part of a series on
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Shigeru Ishiba (LDP)

Second Ishiba Cabinet
(LDP–Komeito coalition)
Legislature

Fukushiro Nukaga

  • Vice Speaker

Kōichirō Genba

Masakazu Sekiguchi

  • Vice President

Hiroyuki Nagahama
Judiciary

Yukihiko Imasaki

Bank of Japan
  • Governor

Kazuo Ueda

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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

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

A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai649,85848.40187+54
Kensei Hontō288,24321.4770–20
Yūkōkai99,6907.4229New
Daidō Club92,4776.8929New
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

References

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