Election Name: | 1903 Japanese general election |
Country: | Empire of Japan |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | 1 March 1903 |
Previous Election: | 1902 Japanese general election |
Previous Year: | 1902 |
Next Election: | 1904 Japanese general election |
Next Year: | 1904 |
Seats For Election: | All 376 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 189 |
Image1: | Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg |
Leader1: | Saionji Kinmochi |
Party1: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
Last Election1: | 50.40%, 191 seats |
Seats1: | 175 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 373,022 |
Percentage1: | 45.42% |
Swing1: | 4.98pp |
Leader2: | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
Party2: | Kensei Hontō |
Last Election2: | 25.68%, 95 seats |
Seats2: | 85 |
Seat Change2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 218,689 |
Percentage2: | 26.63% |
Swing2: | 0.95pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
Before Election: | Katsura Tarō |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
After Election: | Katsura Tarō |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.
The 376 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]
A total of 537 candidates contested the 376 seats.