August 1898 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1898.[1]
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10 August 1898
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All 300 seats in the House of Representatives 151 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Kenseitō | 244 | +36 | |||
| Kokumin Kyōkai | 21 | –8 | |||
| Hiyoshi Club | 9 | New | |||
| Independents | 26 | –11 | |||
| Total | 300 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 401,390 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 502,292 | 79.91 | |||
| Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan | |||||