1890 Japanese General Election
Asia's first national election1 July 1890 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan for the first time on 1 July 1890. Voters elected 300 members of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan in what was the first example of a popularly elected national assembly in Asia (as the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies was elected indirectly).
Prime Minister before
Yamagata Aritomo
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Yamagata Aritomo
Independent
Largest force
Liberal
130 of 300 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Itagaki Taisuke | 130 | — | — | — | — | |
| Taiseikai | Shigeyuki Masuda | 79 | — | — | — | — | |
| Rikken Kaishintō | Ōkuma Shigenobu | 41 | — | — | — | — | |
| Kokumin Jiyutō | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
45 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.