1920 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.
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10 May 1920
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Electoral system
Following electoral reforms in 1919, the 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation, reduced from 10 yen in the 1917 elections, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote to 6%.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
| Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,471,728 | 55.77 | 278 | +113 | |
| Kenseikai | 715,500 | 27.11 | 110 | â11 | |
| Rikken KokumintÅ | 140,397 | 5.32 | 29 | â6 | |
| Others | 311,444 | 11.80 | 47 | â13 | |
| Total | 2,639,069 | 100.00 | 464 | +83 | |
| Valid votes | 2,639,069 | 99.15 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,573 | 0.85 | |||
| Total votes | 2,661,642 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,069,148 | 86.72 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan | |||||