title: 1920 Japanese general election
text: # 1920 Japanese general election
  
  General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920. The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  Following electoral reforms in 1919, the 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation, reduced from 10 yen in the 1917 elections, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote to 6%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | | Rikken Seiyūkai | 1,471,728 | 55.77 | 278 | +113 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kenseikai | 715,500 | 27.11 | 110 | –11 |
  | | Rikken Kokumintō | 140,397 | 5.32 | 29 | –6 |
  | | Others | 311,444 | 11.80 | 47 | –13 |
  | Total | Total | 2,639,069 | 100.00 | 464 | +83 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,639,069 | 99.15 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 22,573 | 0.85 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 2,661,642 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,069,148 | 86.72 | | |
  | Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan ||||||
  