Country: | Empire of Japan |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | 15 May 1908 |
Previous Election: | 1904 Japanese general election |
Previous Year: | 1904 |
Next Election: | 1912 Japanese general election |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Seats For Election: | All 379 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 190 |
Image1: | Kinmochi Saionji 2.jpg |
Leader1: | Saionji Kinmochi |
Party1: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
Last Election1: | 33.47%, 33 seats |
Seats1: | 187 |
Seat Change1: | 54 |
Popular Vote1: | 649,858 |
Percentage1: | 48.40% |
Swing1: | 14.93pp |
Party2: | Kensei Hontō |
Last Election2: | 26.19%, 90 seats |
Seats2: | 70 |
Seat Change2: | 20 |
Popular Vote2: | 288,243 |
Percentage2: | 21.47% |
Swing2: | 4.72pp |
Color4: | 87CEFA |
Party4: | Yūkōkai |
Seats4: | 29 |
Seat Change4: | New |
Popular Vote4: | 99,690 |
Percentage4: | 7.42% |
Swing4: | New |
Color5: | FFDEAD |
Party5: | Daidō Club |
Last Election5: | 12.76%, 58 seats |
Seats5: | 29 |
Seat Change5: | 29 |
Popular Vote5: | 92,477 |
Percentage5: | 6.89% |
Swing5: | 5.87pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
Before Election: | Saionji Kinmochi |
Before Party: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
After Election: | Saionji Kinmochi |
After Party: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
Map Size: | 300px |
General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.
The 379 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 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.