Japanese general election, 1937
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General elections were held in Japan on 31 March 1937. Rikken Minseitō
emerged as the largest in Parliament, with 179 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout was 73.3%.
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, ...
emerged as the largest in Parliament, with 179 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout was 73.3%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikken Minseitō 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, ... |
179 | |||
| Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Seiyukai The was one of the main political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the ‘Seiyūkai'Founded on September 15, 1900 by Itō Hirobumi , the Seiyūkai was a pro-government alliance of bureaucrats and former members of the Kenseitō. The Seiyūkai was the most powerful... |
175 | 0 | ||
| Shakai Taishuto Shakai Taishuto The was a moderate leftist political party in early Showa period Empire of Japan.The Shakai Taishutō was founded by Abe Isoo in July 1932, as a merger of the Shakai Minshutō with the Zenkoku Rōnō Taishutō... |
36 | |||
| Showa Kai | 18 | |||
| Kokumin Domei Kokumin Domei ' was a Japanese fascist political party in Japan active in the 1930s.Nakano Seigo and Adachi Kenzo formed the right-wing political organization Kokumin Dōmei in December 1932, after Adachi was banned from returning to the ranks of the Rikken Minseitō after his withdrawal in 1931... |
11 | |||
| Tōhōkai Tohokai This article is about the Tōhōkai political party, not to be confused with Touhou, the popular Japanese game sometimes spelled "Toho." was a Japanese fascist political party in Japan, active in the 1930s and early 1940s. Its origins lay in the right-wing political organization Kokumin Domei which... |
11 | New | ||
| Others | 7 | |||
| Neutrality | 29 | |||
| Total | 10,317,802 | 466 | 0 |