1904 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904.[1][2] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.
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1 March 1904
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Electoral system
The 379 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.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
| Rikken SeiyÅ«kai | 217,691 | 33.47 | 133 | â42 | |
| Kensei HontÅ | 170,319 | 26.19 | 90 | +5 | |
| KÅshin Club | 55,709 | 8.57 | 39 | +8 | |
| Jiyu Club | 31,772 | 4.89 | 18 | New | |
| Mumei Club | 31,197 | 4.80 | 25 | New | |
| TeikokutÅ | 27,244 | 4.19 | 19 | +2 | |
| Others | 116,419 | 17.90 | 55 | 0 | |
| Total | 650,351 | 100.00 | 379 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 650,351 | 99.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,777 | 0.88 | |||
| Total votes | 656,128 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 762,445 | 86.06 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan | |||||