March 1898 Japanese general election
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General elections were held in Japan on 15 March 1898.
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15 March 1898
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All 300 seats in the House of Representatives 151 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
A total of 605 candidates contested the elections; the Liberal Party nominated the most with 233, ShimpotÅ had 174, Kokumin KyÅkai 52 and Yamashita Club 26. The remaining 118 candidates were independents.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
| Liberal Party | 105 | â2 | |||
| ShimpotÅ | 103 | +54 | |||
| Kokumin KyÅkai | 29 | â3 | |||
| Yamashita Club | 26 | New | |||
| Independents | 37 | +3 | |||
| Total | 300 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 396,046 | â | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 452,637 | 87.50 | |||
| Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan | |||||
References
- Robert A. Scalapino (Ed. by) Robert E. Ward (1973), Political Development in Modern Japan, United States: Princeton University Press.
- Mahendra Prakash (2004), Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, New Delhi: JNU.
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