1912 Japanese general election

none Empire of Japan parliamentary 15 May 1912 1908 Japanese general election 1908 1915 Japanese general election 1915 All 381 seats in the House of Representatives 191 130x130px Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai 48.40%, 187 seats 209 22 689,613 51.52% 3.12pp Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg Inukai Tsuyoshi Rikken Kokumintō Did not exist 95 New 381,465 28.50% New 3x4.svg Chūō Club Did not exist 31 New 113,834 8.50% New Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 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 1912 was also the first year citizens in Okinawa could vote. Results File:Japan House of Representatives 1912.svg Rikken Seiyūkai 689613 209 +22 Rikken Kokumintō 381465 95 New Chūō Club 113834 31 New Others 153593 46 –18 10672 +2 1506143 Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan Notes References Category:General elections in Japan Japan Category:1912 elections in Japan Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results