General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.
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Electoral system
editThe 381 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.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Rikken Seiyūkai | 504,720 | 38.80 | 165 | +57 | |
| Kenseikai | 467,518 | 35.94 | 121 | –92 | |
| Rikken Kokumintō | 125,974 | 9.68 | 35 | +8 | |
| Others | 202,640 | 15.58 | 60 | +12 | |
| Total | 1,300,852 | 100.00 | 381 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,300,852 | 99.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,321 | 0.48 | |||
| Total votes | 1,307,173 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,422,126 | 91.92 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan | |||||
