1928 Japanese General Election

First universal male suffrage

20 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

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Rikken Seiyūkai

Tanaka Giichi · 43.1% of votes · +114 seats

217

seats

Constitutional Democratic Party

43.1% of votes

216

seats

Rikken Minseitō

Hamaguchi Osachi · 43.1% of votes

216

seats

Jitsugyo Doshikai

1.7% of votes

seats

Social Democratic Party

1.2% of votes

seats

Kakushintō

0.8% of votes

seats

Labour-Farmer Party

1.9% of votes

seats

Japan Labour-Farmer Party

1.0% of votes

seats


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%	—