1904 Japanese general election

1904 Japanese general election

1 March 1904
All 379 seats in the House of Representatives 190 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Kōshin Club Last election 45.42%, 175 seats 26.63%, 85 seats 4.51%, 31 seats Seats won 133 90 39 Seat change 42 5 8 Popular vote 217,691 170,319 55,709 Percentage 33.47% 26.19% 8.57% Swing 11.95pp 0.44pp 4.06pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Jiyu Club Mumei Club Teikokutō Seats won 18 25 19 Seat change new new 2 Popular vote 31,772 31,197 27,244 Percentage 4.89% 4.80% 4.19%
Prime Minister before election Katsura Tarō Independent Prime Minister after election Katsura Tarō Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904. The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.

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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	217,691	33.47	133	–42
	Kensei Hontō	170,319	26.19	90	+5
	Kōshin Club	55,709	8.57	39	+8
	Jiyu Club	31,772	4.89	18	New
	Mumei Club	31,197	4.80	25	New
	Teikokutō	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