1942 Japanese General Election
The wartime managed vote30 April 1942 · Militarism and war · 466 seats, 234 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 30 April 1942 to elect members of the House of Representatives. They were the only elections held in Japan during World War II.
Held in wartime under the Imperial Rule Assistance Association: candidates ran with or without state recommendation, and the parties had been dissolved. Recorded here as history, not as a free election.
Prime Minister before
Hideki Tojo
Taisei Yokusankai
Prime Minister (continued)
Hideki Tojo
Taisei Yokusankai
Largest force
Taisei Yokusankai
381 of 466 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taisei Yokusankai | Hideki Tojo | 381 | — | — | — | — | |
| Not endorsed | — | 85 | — | — | — | — |