1920 Japanese General Election

10 May 1920 · Party cabinets and universal male suffrage · 464 seats, 233 for a majority

Following electoral reforms in 1919, the 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies.

Prime Minister before

Hara Takashi

Rikken Seiyūkai

Prime Minister (continued)

Hara Takashi

Rikken Seiyūkai

Largest force

Rikken Seiyūkai

278 of 464 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Rikken Seiyūkai

Hara Takashi · 55.8% of votes · +113 seats

278

seats

Kenseikai

Kato Takaaki · 27.1% of votes · +11 seats

110

seats

Rikken Kokumintō

Inukai Tsuyoshi · 5.3% of votes · +6 seats

seats


Rikken Seiyūkai	Hara Takashi	278	+113	1,471,728	55.8%	+17.0
Kenseikai	Kato Takaaki	110	+11	715,500	27.1%	-8.8
Rikken Kokumintō	Inukai Tsuyoshi	29	+6	140,397	5.3%	-4.4

47 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.