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General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1902.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 191 of the 376 seats.
Electoral system
Electoral reforms in 1900 had abolished the 253 single and two-member constituencies. The 376 members of the House of Representatives were now elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities.[2]
Voting remained restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation, although 1900 electoral reforms had reduced the figure from 15 yen, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote from 1% to 2%.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Rikken Seiyūkai | 433,763 | 50.40 | 191 | New |
| Kensei Hontō | 220,989 | 25.68 | 95 | New |
| Teikokutō | 37,749 | 4.39 | 17 | New |
| Jinin Kai | 35,950 | 4.18 | 28 | New |
| Dōshi Club | 24,541 | 2.85 | 13 | New |
| Others | 107,678 | 12.51 | 32 | – |
| Total | 860,670 | 100.00 | 376 | +76 |
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| Valid votes | 860,670 | 99.07 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 8,098 | 0.93 | |
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| Total votes | 868,768 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 982,868 | 88.39 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan |
References
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
- ^ a b Mackie & Rose, p276