1917 Japanese General Election
20 April 1917 · The Imperial Diet's first decades · 381 seats, 191 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
Terauchi Masatake
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Terauchi Masatake
Independent
Largest force
Rikken Seiyūkai
165 of 381 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Seiyūkai | Hara Takashi | 165 | +57 | 504,720 | 38.8% | +7.3 | |
| Kenseikai | Kato Takaaki | 121 | +92 | 467,518 | 35.9% | -15.7 | |
| Rikken Kokumintō | Inukai Tsuyoshi | 35 | +8 | 125,974 | 9.7% | +2.2 |
60 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.