1936 Japanese general election

1936 Japanese general election
20 February 1936
All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
SWK
Leader Machida Chūji Suzuki Kisaburō Vacant
Party Rikken Minseitō Rikken Seiyūkai Shōwakai
Last election 35.25%, 146 seats 32.25%, 301 seats –
Seats won 205 174 18
Seat change 59 127 New party
Popular vote 4,444,413 4,188,029 531,772
Percentage 39.92% 37.62% 4.78%
Swing 4.67pp 20.58pp New party
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Abe Isoo Adachi Kenzō
Party Shakai Taishūtō Kokumin Dōmei
Last election 2.59%, 5 seats –
Seats won 18 15
Seat change 13 New party
Popular vote 518,844 421,632
Percentage 4.66% 3.79%
Swing 2.07pp New party
Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength
Prime Minister before election

Keisuke Okada
Imperial Japanese Army

 Prime Minister after election

Kōki Hirota
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1936. Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 205 of the 466 seats. Following the elections, an attempted coup took place on 26 February.

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