1917 Japanese general election

1917 Japanese general election
20 April 1917
All 381 seats in the House of Representatives
191 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hara Takashi Kato Takaaki Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kenseikai Rikken Kokumintō
Last election 31.54%, 108 seats 51.63%, 213 seats 7.51%, 27 seats
Seats won 165 121 35
Seat change 57 92 7
Popular vote 504,720 467,518 125,974
Percentage 38.80% 35.94% 9.68%
Swing 7.27pp 15.69pp 2.17pp
Prime Minister before election

Terauchi Masatake
Independent

 Prime Minister after election

Terauchi Masatake
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917. The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.

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