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Encyclopedia > Japanese general election, 1928

The 16th General Election of Japan of the House of Representatives was the first election in Japan after the diet passed the General Election Law. It was held on February 20, 1928. The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Results

The ruling Seiyukai Party led by Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi won narrowly 1 seat against the opposition Minsei Party, which was led by Hamaguchi Osachi. Besides, neither Seiyukai or Minsei had a overall majority. As a result, a swung parliament was eventually produced. The turnout of the election was 80.36%. 12,409,078 men voted in the election. Rikkenseiyukai (立憲政友会) is a political party in Japan founded in 1890 by Count Itō Hirobumi. ... Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一 Tanaka Giichi February 5, 1866–November 20, 1949) was a Japanese politician and the 26th Prime Minister of Japan from April 20, 1927 to July 2, 1929. ... Hamaguchi Osachi (浜口 雄幸 April 1, 1870–August 26, 1931) was a Japanese politician and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan from July 2, 1929 to April 14, 1931. ...

Party Total
Seiyukai Party 218
Minsei Party 217
Constitutional Comrade Party 4
Reform Party 3
Labor-Farmer Party 2
Nippon Labor-Farmer Party 2
Socialist People Party 2
Others 2
Non-partisan 15


 

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