March 1898 Japanese general election

March 1898 Japanese general election

15 March 1898

All 300 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Itagaki Taisuke Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Liberal Shimpotō
Last election 107 49
Seats won 105 103
Seat change 2 54

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Kokumin Kyōkai Yamashita Club
Last election 32
Seats won 29 26
Seat change 3 new

Prime Minister before election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Itō Hirobumi
Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 15 March 1898.