March 1894 Japanese General Election
1 March 1894 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
Liberal finished first with 120 of 300 seats. Itō Hirobumi stayed in office.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Itō Hirobumi
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Itō Hirobumi
Independent
Largest force
Liberal
120 of 300 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal
Itagaki Taisuke · +26 seats
120
seats
Rikken Kaishintō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · +22 seats
60
seats
Kokumin Kyōkai
Shinagawa Yajirō
35
seats
Dōshi Seisha
24
seats
Dōmei Seisha
18
seats
Dai-Nippon
9
seats
34 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.