1915 Japanese General Election
25 March 1915 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 381 seats, 191 for a majority
Rikken Dōshikai finished first with 153 of 381 seats on 36.9% of the vote. Ōkuma Shigenobu stayed in office.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War I (1914–1918). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Dōshikai
Prime Minister (continued)
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Dōshikai
Largest force
Rikken Dōshikai
153 of 381 seats
Turnout
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The result
Rikken Dōshikai
Kato Takaaki · 36.9% of votes
153
seats
Rikken Seiyūkai
Hara Takashi · 31.5% of votes · +101 seats
108
seats
Chūseikai
7.2% of votes
33
seats
Rikken Kokumintō
Inukai Tsuyoshi · 7.5% of votes · +68 seats
27
seats
Okuma Kōenkai
Ichishima Kenkichi · 3.9% of votes
12
seats
48 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.