1908 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
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15 May 1908
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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.[2]
Campaign
A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Rikken Seiyūkai | 649,858 | 48.40 | 187 | +54 | |
| Kensei Hontō | 288,243 | 21.47 | 70 | –20 | |
| Yūkōkai | 99,690 | 7.42 | 29 | New | |
| Daidō Club | 92,477 | 6.89 | 29 | –29 | |
| Others | 212,377 | 15.82 | 64 | +9 | |
| Total | 1,342,645 | 100.00 | 379 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,342,645 | 99.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,534 | 1.00 | |||
| Total votes | 1,356,179 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,590,045 | 85.29 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose | |||||
By constituency
Tokyo City
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takagi Masutarō | Independent | 4,344 | 16.22 | Elected | |
| Kurahara Korehiro | Yūkōkai | 3,295 | 12.30 | Elected | |
| Hatoyama Kazuo | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,237 | 8.35 | Elected | |
| Nakano Takenaka | Independent | 2,106 | 7.86 | Elected | |
| Ema Shun'ichi | Independent | 1,712 | 6.39 | Elected | |
| Inamoto Saburō | Independent | 1,598 | 5.97 | Elected | |
| Yamane Masatsugu | Daidō Club | 1,493 | 5.57 | Elected | |
| Matsushita Gunji | Daidō Club | 1,386 | 5.17 | Elected | |
| Miwa Shinjirō | Yūkōkai | 1,361 | 5.08 | Elected | |
| Seki Naohiko | Kensei Hontō | 1,300 | 4.85 | Elected | |
| Watanabe Kanjūrō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,262 | 4.71 | Elected | |
| Isobe Shirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,207 | 4.51 | ||
| Aoki Shōtarō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,163 | 4.34 | ||
| Ōishi Kumakichi | Kensei Hontō | 916 | 3.42 | ||
| Takanashi Tetsushirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 710 | 2.65 | ||
| Hiyama Tetsusaburō | Independent | 654 | 2.44 | ||
| None of the above | 40 | 0.15 | |||
| Total | 26,784 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 26,784 | 99.30 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 188 | 0.70 | |||
| Total votes | 26,972 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,870 | 79.63 | |||
Tokyo Districts
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takagi Masatoshi | Yūkōkai | 3,123 | 19.52 | Elected | |
| Urushi Shōgan | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,729 | 17.06 | Elected | |
| Okazaki Kunisuke | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,702 | 16.89 | Elected | |
| Morikubo Sakuzō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,500 | 15.63 | Elected | |
| Murano Tsuneemon | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,465 | 15.41 | Elected | |
| Nakamura Katsumasa | Rikken Seiyūkai | 2,398 | 14.99 | ||
| None of the above | 80 | 0.50 | |||
| Total | 15,997 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 15,997 | 99.16 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 135 | 0.84 | |||
| Total votes | 16,132 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,626 | 86.61 | |||
Kyoto City
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishimura Jibee | Independent | 3,352 | 38.37 | Elected | |
| Kimura Seigo | Independent | 2,138 | 24.48 | Elected | |
| Nakayasu Shinzaburō | Independent | 1,814 | 20.77 | Elected | |
| Okuno Ichijirō | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,284 | 14.70 | ||
| None of the above | 147 | 1.68 | |||
| Total | 8,735 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 8,735 | 99.05 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 84 | 0.95 | |||
| Total votes | 8,819 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,780 | 81.81 | |||
Notes
- After Ōkuma Shigenobu resigned from the party, Ōishi Masami and Inukai Tsuyoshi co-leaded the party as General Directors.