1928 Japanese General Election
First universal male suffrage20 February 1928 · Party cabinets and universal male suffrage · 466 seats, 234 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1928, the first after the passing of the Universal Manhood Suffrage Law in 1925 which introduced universal male suffrage for men 25 years and over.
Prime Minister before
Tanaka Giichi
Rikken Seiyūkai
Prime Minister (continued)
Tanaka Giichi
Rikken Seiyūkai
Largest force
Rikken Seiyūkai
217 of 466 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Seiyūkai | Tanaka Giichi | 217 | +114 | 4,244,385 | 43.1% | +20.9 | |
| Constitutional Democratic Party | — | 216 | — | 4,251,771 | 43.1% | — | |
| Rikken Minseitō | Hamaguchi Osachi | 216 | — | 4,251,771 | 43.1% | — | |
| Jitsugyo Doshikai | — | 4 | — | 166,250 | 1.7% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 4 | — | 120,044 | 1.2% | — | |
| Kakushintō | — | 3 | — | 81,324 | 0.8% | — | |
| Labour-Farmer Party | — | 2 | — | 184,040 | 1.9% | — | |
| Japan Labour-Farmer Party | — | 1 | — | 94,626 | 1.0% | — |