1930 Japanese general election

1930 Japanese general election

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All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.29% (Increase1.96pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Osachi Hamaguchi Tsuyoshi Inukai
Party Rikken Minseitō Rikken Seiyūkai
Last election 43.06%, 216 seats 43.14%, 217 seats
Seats won 273 174
Seat change Increase57 Decrease43
Popular vote 5,466,908 3,925,280
Percentage 52.48% 37.69%
Swing Increase9.42pp Decrease5.45pp

Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength

Prime Minister before election

Hamaguchi Osachi
Rikken Minseitō

Elected Prime Minister

Hamaguchi Osachi
Rikken Minseitō

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1930.[1] The Constitutional Democratic Party, which was led by Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi, won an overall majority in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 82%.

  1. ^ Klaus Schlichtmann (2009) Japan in the World: Shidehara Kijūrō, Pacifism, and the Abolition of War, Lexington Books, p56