1917 Japanese general election

none Empire of Japan parliamentary 20 April 1917 1915 Japanese general election 1915 1920 Japanese general election 1920 All 381 seats in the House of Representatives 191 130x130px Takashi Hara posing.jpg Hara Takashi Rikken Seiyūkai 31.54%, 108 seats 165 57 504,720 38.80% 7.27pp Takaaki Kato suit.jpg Kato Takaaki Kenseikai 51.63%, 213 seatsRikken Dōshikai, Rikken Kokumintō and Chūseikai 121 92 467,518 35.94% 15.69pp Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg Inukai Tsuyoshi Rikken Kokumintō 7.51%, 27 seats 35 7 125,974 9.68% 2.17pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Terauchi Masatake Independent politician Terauchi Masatake Independent politician General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 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 1917.svg Rikken Seiyūkai 504720 165 +57 Kenseikai 467518 121 –92 Rikken Kokumintō 125974 35 +8 Others 202640 60 +12 6321 0 1422126 Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan Notes References Category:General elections in Japan Japan General Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results