1915 Japanese general election

1915 Japanese general election

25 March 1915

All 381 seats in the House of Representatives
191 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kato Takaaki Hara Takashi Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Dōshikai Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Kokumintō
Last election Did not exist 51.52%, 209 seats 28.50%, 95 seats
Seats won 153 108 27
Seat change New 101 68
Popular vote 523,228 446,934 106,445
Percentage 36.92% 31.54% 7.51%
Swing New 19.98pp 20.99pp

Prime Minister before election

Ōkuma Shigenobu
Dōshikai

Prime Minister after election

Ōkuma Shigenobu
Dōshikai

General elections were held in Japan on 25 March 1915. The Rikken Dōshikai party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 153 of the 381 seats.