1903 Japanese General Election
1 March 1903 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 376 seats, 189 for a majority
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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
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Seiyūkai | Saionji Kinmochi | 175 | +16 | 373,022 | 45.4% | -5.0 | |
| Kensei Hontō | Ōkuma Shigenobu | 85 | +10 | 218,689 | 26.6% | +0.9 | |
| Chūsei Club | — | 31 | — | 37,070 | 4.5% | — | |
| Teikokutō | — | 17 | 0 | 34,811 | 4.2% | — | |
| Seiyū Club | — | 13 | — | 24,129 | 2.9% | — |
55 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.