Country: | Empire of Japan |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | 15 May 1912 |
Previous Election: | 1908 Japanese general election |
Previous Year: | 1908 |
Next Election: | 1915 Japanese general election |
Next Year: | 1915 |
Seats For Election: | All 381 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 191 |
Image1: | Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg |
Leader1: | Saionji Kinmochi |
Party1: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
Last Election1: | 48.40%, 187 seats |
Seats1: | 209 |
Seat Change1: | 22 |
Popular Vote1: | 689,613 |
Percentage1: | 51.52% |
Swing1: | 3.12pp |
Leader2: | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
Party2: | Rikken Kokumintō |
Last Election2: | Did not exist |
Seats2: | 95 |
Seat Change2: | New |
Popular Vote2: | 381,465 |
Percentage2: | 28.50% |
Swing2: | New |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Party3: | Chūō Club |
Last Election3: | Did not exist |
Seats3: | 31 |
Seat Change3: | New |
Popular Vote3: | 113,834 |
Percentage3: | 8.50% |
Swing3: | New |
Prime Minister | |
Before Party: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
After Party: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.
The 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] 1912 was also the first year citizens in Okinawa could vote.