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

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Rikken Minseitō

Machida Chūji · 39.9% of votes · +59 seats

205

seats

Rikken Seiyūkai

Suzuki Kisaburō · 37.6% of votes · +127 seats

174

seats

Shōwakai

4.8% of votes

seats

Shakai Taishūtō

Abe Isoo · 4.7% of votes · +13 seats

seats

Kokumin Dōmei

Adachi Kenzō · 3.8% of votes

seats


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.