1904 Japanese General Election
1 March 1904 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 379 seats, 190 for a majority
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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
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Seiyūkai | Saionji Kinmochi | 133 | +42 | 217,691 | 33.5% | -11.9 | |
| Kensei Hontō | Ōkuma Shigenobu | 90 | +5 | 170,319 | 26.2% | -0.4 | |
| Kōshin Club | — | 39 | +8 | 55,709 | 8.6% | +4.1 | |
| Mumei Club | — | 25 | — | 31,197 | 4.8% | — | |
| Teikokutō | — | 19 | +2 | 27,244 | 4.2% | — | |
| Jiyu Club | — | 18 | — | 31,772 | 4.9% | — |
55 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.