Japanese general election, 1936

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General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1936.[1] Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 205 of the 466 seats.

Electoral system

The 466 members of the House of Representatives were elected from multi-member constituencies with between three and five seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Rikken Minseitō4,444,41339.9205+59
Rikken Seiyūkai4,188,02937.6174–127
Shōwakai531,7724.820New
Shakai Taishūtō518,8444.718New
Kokumin Dōmei421,6323.815New
Others1,027,9889.234+22
Invalid/blank votes116,886
Total11,249,5641004660
Registered voters/turnout14,304,54678.6
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276
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