1903 Japanese general election

1903 Japanese general election

1 March 1903

All 376 seats in the House of Representatives
189 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 50.40%, 191 seats 25.68%, 95 seats
Seats won 175 85
Seat change 16 10
Popular vote 373,022 218,689
Percentage 45.42% 26.63%
Swing 4.98pp 0.95pp

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903. The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.