1902 Japanese General Election
1902 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 376 seats, 189 for a majority
Rikken Seiyūkai finished first with 191 of 376 seats on 50.4% of the vote. Katsura Tarō stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Largest force
Rikken Seiyūkai
191 of 376 seats
Turnout
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The result
Rikken Seiyūkai
Itō Hirobumi · 50.4% of votes
191
seats
Kensei Hontō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · 25.7% of votes
95
seats
Jinin Kai
4.2% of votes
28
seats
Teikokutō
4.4% of votes
17
seats
Dōshi Club
2.9% of votes
13
seats
32 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.