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
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Ichishima Kenkichi
Party Chūseikai Okuma Kōenkai
Seats won 33 12
Seat change New New
Popular vote 101,970 55,684
Percentage 7.20% 3.93%
Swing New New
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.

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