1920 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920. The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.

1920 Japanese general election

10 May 1920

All 464 seats in the House of Representatives
233 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hara Takashi Kato Takaaki Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kenseikai Kokumintō
Last election 38.8%, 165 seats 36.0%, 121 seats 9.7%, 35 seats
Seats won 278 110 29
Seat change 113 11 6
Popular vote 1,471,728 715,500 140,397
Percentage 56.2% 27.5% 5.4%
Swing 17.4pp 8.5pp 4.3pp

Prime Minister before election

Hara Takashi
Rikken Seiyūkai

Prime Minister after election

Hara Takashi
Rikken Seiyūkai

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