Japan general election, 1928
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The 16th General Election of Japan of the House of Representatives
was the first election in Japan
after the diet passed the General Election Law
. It was held on February 20, 1928. http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1928/99/00008420.html
won narrowly 1 seat against the opposition Minsei Party, which was led by Hamaguchi Osachi
. Besides, neither Seiyukai or Minsei had an overall majority. As a result, a hung parliament
was eventually produced. The turnout of the election was 80.36%. 12,409,078 men voted in the election. On the other hand, after the assassination of the Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin and the eventual resignation of Tanaka followed, a new Government will be formed under opposition leader Hamaguchi Osachi as the new Prime Minister in 1929.
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
was the first election in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
after the diet passed the General Election Law
General Election Law
The ' was a law passed in Taishō period Japan, extending suffrage to all males aged 25 and over. It was proposed by the Kenseito political party and it was passed by the Diet of Japan on 5 May 1925.-Background:...
. It was held on February 20, 1928. http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1928/99/00008420.html
Results
The ruling Seiyukai Party led by Prime Minister Tanaka GiichiTanaka Giichi
Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, and the 26th Prime Minister of Japan from 20 April 1927 to 2 July 1929.-Early life and military career:...
won narrowly 1 seat against the opposition Minsei Party, which was led by Hamaguchi Osachi
Hamaguchi Osachi
was a Japanese politician and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan from 2 July 1929 to 14 April 1931. He was called the "Lion prime minister" due to his physical features.-Early life:...
. Besides, neither Seiyukai or Minsei had an overall majority. As a result, a hung parliament
Hung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
was eventually produced. The turnout of the election was 80.36%. 12,409,078 men voted in the election. On the other hand, after the assassination of the Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin and the eventual resignation of Tanaka followed, a new Government will be formed under opposition leader Hamaguchi Osachi as the new Prime Minister in 1929.
| Party | Total |
|---|---|
| Seiyukai Party | 218 |
| Minsei Party Rikken Minseito was one of the main political parties in pre-war Empire of Japan. It was commonly known as the 'Minseitō'.The Minseitō was founded on 1 June 1927, by a merger of the Kenseikai and the Seiyu Hontō political parties. Its leadership included Osachi Hamaguchi, Wakatsuki Reijirō, Yamamoto Tatsuo, ... |
217 |
| Constitutional Comrade Party | 4 |
| Reform Party | 3 |
| Labour-Farmer Party Labour-Farmer Party The was a political party in the Empire of Japan. It represented the left wing sector of the legal proletarian movement at the time. Oyama Ikuo was the chairman of the party. At the time the party was banned by the government in 1928, it was estimated to have around 90,000 members in 131 local... |
2 |
| Nippon Labor-Farmer Party | 2 |
| Socialist People Party | 2 |
| Others | 2 |
| Non-partisan | 15 |