September 1894 Japanese General Election
September 1894 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
Liberal finished first with 107 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
107 of 300 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal
Itagaki Taisuke · -13 seats
107
seats
Rikken Kaishintō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · -11 seats
49
seats
Rikken Kakushintō
-3 seats
39
seats
Kokumin Kyōkai
Shinagawa Yajirō · -3 seats
32
seats
73 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.