August 1898 Japanese general election

August 1898 Japanese general election

10 August 1898
All 300 seats in the House of Representatives 151 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō Party Kenseitō Kokumin Kyōkai Hiyoshi Club Last election 208[a] 29 – Seats won 244 21 9 Seat change 36 8 New
Prime Minister before election Ōkuma Shigenobu Kenseitō Prime Minister after election Ōkuma Shigenobu Kenseitō

General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1898.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kenseitō			244	+36
	Kokumin Kyōkai			21	–8
	Hiyoshi Club			9	New
	Independents			26	–11
Total				300	0
Total votes		401,390	–
Registered voters/turnout		502,292	79.91
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

Notes

1. as Rikken Kaishintō

References

1. Junichiro Wada (2003) The Japanese Election System: Three Analytical Perspectives, Routledge