1936 Japanese General Election
20 February 1936 · Militarism and war · 466 seats, 234 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1936. Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 205 of the 466 seats and securing a slim majority with parties in support of the government.
Prime Minister before
Keisuke Okada
Imperial Japanese Navy
Prime Minister after
Kōki Hirota
Independent
Largest force
Rikken Minseitō
205 of 466 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Minseitō | Machida Chūji | 205 | +59 | 4,444,413 | 39.9% | +4.7 | |
| Rikken Seiyūkai | Suzuki Kisaburō | 174 | +127 | 4,188,029 | 37.6% | -20.6 | |
| Shōwakai | — | 20 | — | 531,772 | 4.8% | — | |
| Shakai Taishūtō | Abe Isoo | 18 | +13 | 518,844 | 4.7% | +2.1 | |
| Kokumin Dōmei | Adachi Kenzō | 15 | — | 421,632 | 3.8% | — |
34 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.