1904 Japanese General Election
1 March 1904 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 379 seats, 190 for a majority
Rikken Seiyūkai finished first with 133 of 379 seats on 33.5% of the vote. Katsura Tarō stayed in office.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Katsura Tarō
Independent
Largest force
Rikken Seiyūkai
133 of 379 seats
Turnout
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The result
Rikken Seiyūkai
Saionji Kinmochi · 33.5% of votes · +42 seats
133
seats
Kensei Hontō
Ōkuma Shigenobu · 26.2% of votes · +5 seats
90
seats
Kōshin Club
8.6% of votes · +8 seats
39
seats
Mumei Club
4.8% of votes
25
seats
Teikokutō
4.2% of votes · +2 seats
19
seats
Jiyu Club
4.9% of votes
18
seats
55 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.