General elections were held in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
on 10 May 1924.
[Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281] No party won a majority of seats, resulting in
Kenseikai,
Rikken Seiyūkai
The was one of the main political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the ''Seiyūkai''.
Founded on September 15, 1900, by Itō Hirobumi,David S. Spencer, "Some Thoughts on the Political Development of the Japane ...
and the
Kakushin Club forming the country's first coalition government led by
Katō Takaaki
Count was a Japanese politician, diplomat, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1924 until his death on 28 January 1926, during the period which historians have called " Taishō Democracy". He was also known as Katō Kōmei.
Early life
Katō, w ...
.
Electoral system
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.
[Mackie & Rose, p276]
Campaign
A total of 972 candidates contested the elections, of which 265 were from Kenseikai, 242 from
Seiyūhontō, 218 from Rikken Seiyūkai, 53 from the Kakushin Club and 194 from minor parties or running as independents.
Results
References
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General elections in Japan
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
1924 elections in Japan
May 1924 events
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results