| Country | Empire of Japan |
|---|---|
| Election date | 1 March 1904 |
| Previous election | 1903 Japanese general election |
| Previous year | 1903 |
| Next election | 1908 Japanese general election |
| Next year | 1908 |
| Seats for election | All 379 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority seats | 190 |
| Leader 1 | Saionji Kinmochi |
| Party 1 | Rikken Seiyūkai |
| Last election 1 | 45.42%, 175 seats |
| Seats 1 | 133 |
| Seat change 1 | 42 |
| Popular vote 1 | 217,691 |
| Percentage 1 | 33.47% |
| Swing 1 | 11.95pp |
| Leader 2 | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
| Party 2 | Kensei Hontō |
| Last election 2 | 26.63%, 85 seats |
| Seats 2 | 90 |
| Seat change 2 | 5 |
| Popular vote 2 | 170,319 |
| Percentage 2 | 26.19% |
| Swing 2 | 0.44pp |
| Party 3 | Kōshin Club |
| Color 3 | 00BFFF |
| Last election 3 | 4.51%, 31 seats[a] |
| Seats 3 | 39 |
| Seat change 3 | 8 |
| Popular vote 3 | 55,709 |
| Percentage 3 | 8.57% |
| Swing 3 | 4.06pp |
| Posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| Before election | Katsura Tarō |
| Before party | Independent politician |
| After election | Katsura Tarō |
| After party | Independent politician |
| Seats 4 | 18 |
| Party 4 | Jiyu Club |
| Seat change 4 | new |
| Percentage 4 | 4.89% |
| Popular vote 4 | 31,772 |
| Colour 4 | EFAB93 |
| Party 5 | Mumei Club |
| Colour 5 | FFEFD5 |
| Seats 5 | 25 |
| Seat change 5 | new |
| Percentage 5 | 4.80% |
| Popular vote 5 | 31,197 |
| Party 6 | Teikokutō |
| Seats 6 | 19 |
| Percentage 6 | 4.19% |
| Popular vote 6 | 27,244 |
| Seat change 6 | 2 |
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
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]
Notes
- ^ As Chūsei Club
References
- ^ 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