1903 Japanese general election

none Empire of Japan parliamentary 1 March 1903 1902 Japanese general election 1902 1904 Japanese general election 1904 All 376 seats in the House of Representatives 189 Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai 50.40%, 191 seats 175 16 373,022 45.42% 4.98pp Shigenobu Okuma 2.jpg Ōkuma Shigenobu Kensei Hontō 25.68%, 95 seats 85 10 218,689 26.63% 0.95pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Katsura Tarō Independent (politician) Katsura Tarō Independent (politician) General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903.Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority. Electoral system The 376 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 Campaign A total of 537 candidates contested the 376 seats. Results File:House of Representatives (Japan) 1903.svg Rikken Seiyūkai 373022 175 –16 Kensei Hontō 218689 85 –10 Chūsei Club 37070 31 New #00ff00 Teikokutō 34811 17 0 Seiyū Club 24129 13 New #f5deb3 Jinin Kai 2748 0 –28 Dōshi Club 1517 0 –13 Others 129313 55 +23 7527 0 958322 Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan References Category:General elections in Japan Japan General Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results