1930 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1930. The Constitutional Democratic Party, which was led by Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi, won an overall majority in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 82%.

1930 Japanese general election

20 February 1930

All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.29% (1.96pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Osachi Hamaguchi Tsuyoshi Inukai Mutou Sanji
Party Rikken Minseitō Rikken Seiyūkai Kokumin Doshikai
Leader's seat Kōchi 1st Okayama 2nd Ōsaka-2
Last election 216 seats 217 seats 4 seats
Seats won 273 174 6
Seat change 57 43 2
Popular vote 5,466,908 3,925,280 128,505
Percentage 52.48% 37.69% 1.23%
Swing 9.34pp 5.37pp 0.46pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
KST
Leader Abe Isoo Aso Hisashi
Party Shakai Minshūtō Kakushintō Taishūtō
Leader's seat Tōkyō-2 Tōkyō-5 (lost)
Last election 4 seats 3 seats New party
Seats won 2 3 2
Seat change 2 New party
Popular vote 173,458 55,487 158,074
Percentage 1.67% 0.53% 1.52%
Swing 0.45pp 0.30pp New party

  Seventh party
 
Leader Oyama Ikuo
Party Rōnōtaishūtō
Leader's seat Tōkyō-5
Last election New party
Seats won 1
Seat change New party
Popular vote 92,519
Percentage 0.89%
Swing New party


Prime Minister before election

Hamaguchi Osachi
Rikken Minseitō

Prime Minister after election

Hamaguchi Osachi
Rikken Minseitō

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