1915 Japanese general election

none Empire of Japan parliamentary 25 March 1915 1912 Japanese general election 1912 1917 Japanese general election 1917 All 381 seats in the House of Representatives 191 130x130px Takaaki Kato suit.jpg Kato Takaaki Rikken Dōshikai Did not exist 153 New 523,228 36.92% New Takashi Hara posing.jpg Hara Takashi Rikken Seiyūkai 51.52%, 209 seats 108 101 446,934 31.54% 19.98pp Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg Inukai Tsuyoshi Rikken Kokumintō 28.50%, 95 seats 27 68 106,445 7.51% 20.99pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Ōkuma Shigenobu Dōshikai Ōkuma Shigenobu Dōshikai Chūseikai #A0522D 101,970 7.20% 33 New Okuma Kōenkai Ichishima Kenkichi 市島謙吉.jpg #6495ED 55,684 3.93% 12 New New New General elections were held in Japan on 25 March 1915.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The Rikken Dōshikai party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 153 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.Mackie & Rose, p276 Results File:Japan House of Representatives 1915.svg Rikken Dōshikai 523228 153 New Rikken Seiyūkai 446934 108 –101 Rikken Kokumintō 106445 27 –68 Chūseikai 101970 33 New #A0522D Okuma Kōenkai 55684 12 New #6495ED Others 182814 48 +2 7570 0 1546411 Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan References Category:General elections in Japan Japan General Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results