March 1894 Japanese general election

March 1894 Japanese general election

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All 300 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Itagaki Taisuke Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Liberal Rikken Kaishintō Kokumin Kyōkai
Last election 94 38
Seats won 120 60 35
Seat change Increase 26 Increase 22 New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Dōshi Dōmei Dai-N
Party Dōshi Seisha Dōmei Seisha Dai-Nippon
Last election
Seats won 24 18 9
Seat change New New New

Prime Minister before election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1894.[1] The Jiyūtō remained the largest party, winning 120 of the 300 seats.

  1. ^ Marcus Bourne Huish (1970) Fifty years of new Japan, Smith, Elder, p170