Cannabis Sativa October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 thcscience_admin 1904 Japanese general election ← 1903 1 March 1904 1908 → All 379 seats in the House of Representatives190 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Kōshin Club Last election 175 seats 85 seats 31[a] Seats won 133 90 39 Seat change 42 5 8 Popular vote 217,691 170,319 55,709 Percentage 33.47% 26.19% 8.57% Swing 11.95pp 0.44pp 4.06pp Prime Minister before election Katsura Tarō Independent Prime Minister after election Katsura Tarō Independent This article is part of a series onPolitics of Japan Constitution and Laws Constitution of Japan (1947–present) Meiji Constitution (1890–1947) Laws The Monarchy The Emperor (List) Naruhito Crown Prince Fumihito Imperial House Chrysanthemum Throne Imperial Succession Imperial Household Agency Executive Government Prime Minister (List) Fumio Kishida (LDP) Cabinet (List) Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)(LDP-Komeito coalition) Ministries Administrative Agencies Legislature National Diet House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga Vice Speaker Banri Kaieda House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji Vice President Hiroyuki Nagahama Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Saburo Tokura Justices of the Supreme Court Intellectual Property High Court Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda Japanese yen Banknotes Coins Elections List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block Political parties Japanese general elections 189018921894 (Mar)1894 (Sep)1898 (Mar)1898 (Aug)1902190319041908191219151917192019241928193019321936193719421946194719491952195319551958196019631967196919721976197919801983198619901993199620002003200520092012201420172021Next Japanese House of Councillors elections 19471950195319561959196219651968197119741977198019831986198919921995199820012004200720102013201620192022 Unified local elections 20072011201520192023 Administrative divisions Prefectures Governors Subprefectures Districts Municipalities Submunicipalities Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign policy (history) Diplomatic missions of / in Japan Japanese passport Visa requirements Visa policy Algeria Angola Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Namibia Nigeria Somalia South Africa Argentina Barbados Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China East Timor Georgia India Indonesia Iran Israel Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Turkey Vietnam Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Holy See Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Lithuania Malta Montenegro Netherlands Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Ukraine United Kingdom Australia Fiji New Zealand Palau Tonga Africa Arab world Latin America Oceania Southeast Asia European Union United Nations G20 G7 Japan portal Other countries General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904.[1][2] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats. Electoral system[edit] The 379 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.[3] Results[edit] PartyVotes%Seats+/–Rikken Seiyūkai217,69133.47133–42Kensei Hontō170,31926.1990+5Kōshin Club55,7098.5739+8Jiyu Club31,7724.8918NewMumei Club31,1974.8025NewTeikokutō27,2444.1919+2Others116,41917.90550Total650,351100.00379+3Valid votes650,35199.12Invalid/blank votes5,7770.88Total votes656,128100.00Registered voters/turnout762,44586.06Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan Notes[edit] ^ As Chūsei Club References[edit] ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 ^ Garner, James Wilford (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (2): 367–368. doi:10.2307/2140296. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140296. ^ Mackie & Rose, p276 Elections in JapanGeneral elections 1890 1892 1894 (Mar) 1894 (Sep) 1898 (Mar) 1898 (Aug) 1902 1903 1904 1908 1912 1915 1917 1920 1924 1928 1930 1932 1936 1937 1942 1946 1947 1949 1952 1953 1955 1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 Next Councillors elections 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 Unified local elections 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Supreme Court retention elections 1949 1952 1955 1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 Next See also: Gubernatorial elections Prefectural Assembly elections