General elections were held in

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on 20 February 1928,Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281 the first after the passing of the

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in 1925 which introduced universal male suffrage for men 25 years and over. The ruling

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led by Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi won one more seat than the opposition

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led by Hamaguchi Osachi, although the Constitutional Democratic Party had received slightly more votes. The

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led to the Tanaka government continuing in office.

Electoral system

Following electoral reforms in 1925, the 466 members of the

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were elected from multi-member constituencies with between three and five seats. Voting had previously been restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation, but the reforms had also abolished the taxation requirement.Mackie & Rose, p276 As a result, the electorate increased from 3.3 million in the 1924 elections to 12.4 million.

Results

By prefecture

Aftermath

The

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n warlord

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was assassinated by the Japanese army in June 1928. Tanaka denounced the army for this, but lost support and was forced to resign in July 1929. Opposition leader Hamaguchi became Prime Minister and formed a new government.

References

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