1930 Japanese General Election

20 February 1930 · Party cabinets and universal male suffrage · 466 seats, 234 for a majority

Constitutional Democratic Party finished first with 273 of 466 seats on 52.5% of the vote. Turnout 82.3%. Hamaguchi Osachi stayed in office.

Prime Minister before

Hamaguchi Osachi

Rikken Minseitō

Prime Minister (continued)

Hamaguchi Osachi

Rikken Minseitō

Largest force

Constitutional Democratic Party

273 of 466 seats

Turnout

82.3%

The result

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Constitutional Democratic Party

52.5% of votes · +57 seats

273

seats

Rikken Minseitō

Osachi Hamaguchi · 52.5% of votes · +57 seats

273

seats

Rikken Seiyūkai

Tsuyoshi Inukai · 37.7% of votes · +43 seats

174

seats

Kokumin Doshikai

1.2% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Independents

3.1% of votes · +10 seats

seats

Kakushintō

0.5% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Social Democratic Party

1.7% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Japan Masses Party

1.5% of votes

seats

Labour-Farmer Masses Party

0.9% of votes

seats


Constitutional Democratic Party	—	273	+57	5,466,908	52.5%	—
Rikken Minseitō	Osachi Hamaguchi	273	+57	5,466,908	52.5%	+9.4
Rikken Seiyūkai	Tsuyoshi Inukai	174	+43	3,925,980	37.7%	-5.5
Kokumin Doshikai	—	6	+2	128,505	1.2%	—
Independents	—	5	+10	323,536	3.1%	—
Kakushintō	—	3	0	55,487	0.5%	—
Social Democratic Party	—	2	+2	173,458	1.7%	—
Japan Masses Party	—	2	—	158,074	1.5%	—
Labour-Farmer Masses Party	—	1	—	92,519	0.9%	—