1912 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.

15 May 1912

All 381 seats to the House of Representatives
191 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Saionji Kinmochi	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party	Seiyūkai	Kokumintō
Last election	187 seats, 48.4%	–
Seats won	209	95
Seat change	22	–
Popular vote	689,613	381,465
Percentage	51.5%	28.5%
Swing	3.1%	–

House of Representatives conformation

Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Seiyūkai

Subsequent Prime Minister

Saionji Kinmochi
Seiyūkai

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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.[2] 1912 was also the first year citizens in Okinawa could vote.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai	689,613	51.5	209	+22
Rikken Kokumintō	381,465	28.5	95	+25
Chūō Club	113,834	8.5	31	New
Others	153,593	11.5	46	–18
Invalid/blank votes	10,672	–	–	–
Total	1,349,177	100	381	+2
Registered voters/turnout	1,506,143	89.6	–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

References

Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
Mackie & Rose, p276

Elections in Japan
General elections	1890 1892 1894 (Mar) 1894 (Sep) 1898 (Mar) 1898 (Aug) 1902 1903 1904 1908 1912 1915 1917 1920 1924 1928 1930 1932 1936 1937 1942 1946 1947 1949 1952 1953 1955 1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021
Councillors elections	1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Unified local elections	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Supreme Court retention elections	1949 1952 1955 1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021
See also: Gubernatorial elections Prefectural Assembly elections

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