1924 Japanese general election explained

Election Name:1924 Japanese general election
Country:Empire of Japan
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1920 Japanese general election
Previous Year:1920
Election Date:10 May 1924
Next Election:1928 Japanese general election
Next Year:1928
Seats For Election:All 464 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:233
Image1:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg
Leader1:Kato Takaaki
Party1:Kenseikai
Last Election1:27.11%, 110 seats
Seats1:151
Seat Change1:41
Popular Vote1:872,533
Percentage1:29.35%
Swing1:2.24pp
Leader2:Tokonami Takejirō
Party2:Seiyūhontō
Last Election2:Did not exist
Seats2:111
Seat Change2:New
Popular Vote2:730,077
Percentage2:24.56%
Swing2:New
Image4:Korekiyo Takahashi formal.jpg
Leader4:Takahashi Korekiyo
Party4:Rikken Seiyūkai
Last Election4:55.77%, 278 seats
Seats4:103
Seat Change4:175
Popular Vote4:666,317
Percentage4:22.41%
Swing4:33.36pp
Image5:Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg
Leader5:Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party5:Kakushintō
Last Election5:Did not exist
Seats5:30
Seat Change5:New
Popular Vote5:182,720
Percentage5:6.15%
Swing5:New
Prime Minister
Before Party:Independent politician
After Party:Kenseikai

General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1924.[1] No party won a majority of seats, resulting in Kenseikai, Rikken Seiyūkai and the Kakushin Club forming the country's first coalition government led by Katō Takaaki.

Electoral system

The 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation.[2]

Campaign

A total of 972 candidates contested the elections, of which 265 were from Kenseikai, 242 from Seiyūhontō, 218 from Rikken Seiyūkai, 53 from the Kakushin Club and 194 from minor parties or running as independents.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276