| Election Name: | 1917 Japanese general election |
| Country: | Empire of Japan |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Election Date: | 20 April 1917 |
| Previous Election: | 1915 Japanese general election |
| Previous Year: | 1915 |
| Next Election: | 1920 Japanese general election |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Seats For Election: | All 381 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 191 |
| Image1: | Takashi Hara posing.jpg |
| Leader1: | Hara Takashi |
| Party1: | Rikken Seiyūkai |
| Last Election1: | 31.54%, 108 seats |
| Seats1: | 165 |
| Seat Change1: | 57 |
| Popular Vote1: | 504,720 |
| Percentage1: | 38.80% |
| Swing1: | 7.27pp |
| Leader2: | Kato Takaaki |
| Party2: | Kenseikai |
| Last Election2: | 51.63%, 213 seats |
| Seats2: | 121 |
| Seat Change2: | 92 |
| Popular Vote2: | 467,518 |
| Percentage2: | 35.94% |
| Swing2: | 15.69pp |
| Image3: | Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg |
| Leader3: | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| Party3: | Rikken Kokumintō |
| Last Election3: | 7.51%, 27 seats |
| Seats3: | 35 |
| Seat Change3: | 7 |
| Popular Vote3: | 125,974 |
| Percentage3: | 9.68% |
| Swing3: | 2.17pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| Before Election: | Terauchi Masatake |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Terauchi Masatake |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.
The 381 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]