1903 Japanese General Election
1 March 1903 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 376 seats, 189 for a majority
Rikken Seiyūkai finished first with 175 of 376 seats on 45.4% of the vote. Katsura Tarō stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Largest force
Rikken Seiyūkai
175 of 376 seats
Turnout
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The result
Rikken Seiyūkai
Saionji Kinmochi · 45.4% of votes · +16 seats
175
seats
Kensei Hontō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · 26.6% of votes · +10 seats
85
seats
Chūsei Club
4.5% of votes
31
seats
Teikokutō
4.2% of votes · 0 seats
17
seats
Seiyū Club
2.9% of votes
13
seats
55 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.