General elections were held in Japan in March 1898.
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Campaign
editA total of 605 candidates contested the elections; the Liberal Party nominated the most with 233, Shimpotō had 174, Kokumin Kyōkai 52 and Yamashita Club 26. The remaining 118 candidates were independents.
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Liberal Party | 105 | –2 | |||
Shimpotō | 103 | +54 | |||
Kokumin Kyōkai | 29 | –3 | |||
Yamashita Club | 26 | New | |||
Independents | 37 | +3 | |||
Total | 300 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 396,046 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 452,637 | 87.50 | |||
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan |
Notes
editReferences
edit- Robert A. Scalapino (Ed. by) Robert E. Ward (1973), Political Development in Modern Japan, United States: Princeton University Press.
- Mahendra Prakash (2004), Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, New Delhi: JNU[1].