1892 Japanese General Election
15 February 1892 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
After the 1890 general elections for the lower house of the Diet of Japan, the elected members proved much less amenable to government persuasion than had been anticipated by Itō Hirobumi and other members of the Meiji oligarchy.
Prime Minister before
Matsukata Masayoshi
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Matsukata Masayoshi
Independent
Largest force
Liberal
94 of 300 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal
Itagaki Taisuke · -36 seats
94
seats
Chūō Club
81
seats
Rikken Kaishintō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · -3 seats
38
seats
Dokuristu Club
31
seats
Kinki Club
12
seats
44 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.