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| leader1 = [[Itō Hirobumi]] |
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| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai |
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| seats1 = 191 |
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| popular_vote1 = 433,763 |
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| percentage1 = 50.40% |
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1902.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 191 of the 376 seats.
Electoral system
[edit]Electoral reforms in 1900 had abolished the 253 single and two-member constituencies. The 376 members of the House of Representatives were now elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities.[2]
Voting remained restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation, although 1900 electoral reforms had reduced the figure from 15 yen, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote from 1% to 2%.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Rikken Seiyūkai | 433,763 | 50.40 | 191 | New | |
Kensei Hontō | 220,989 | 25.68 | 95 | New | |
Teikokutō | 37,749 | 4.39 | 17 | New | |
Jinin Kai | 35,950 | 4.18 | 28 | New | |
Dōshi Club | 24,541 | 2.85 | 13 | New | |
Others | 107,678 | 12.51 | 32 | – | |
Total | 860,670 | 100.00 | 376 | +76 | |
Valid votes | 860,670 | 99.07 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,098 | 0.93 | |||
Total votes | 868,768 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 982,868 | 88.39 | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan |