March 1894 Japanese general election

March 1894 Japanese general election

1 March 1894
All 300 seats to the House of Representatives 151 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Itagaki Taisuke Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō Party Jiyutō Rikken Kaishintō Kokumin Kyōkai Last election 94 38  – Seats won 120 60 35 Seat change 26 22  –   Fourth party Fifth party   Dōshi Dōmei Leader  –  – Party Dōshi Club Dōmei Club Last election  –  – Seats won 24 18 Seat change  –  –
Prime Minister before election Itō Hirobumi Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1894. The Jiyūtō remained the largest party, winning 120 of the 300 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Jiyūtō			120	+26
Rikken Kaishintō			60	+22
Kokumin Kyōkai			35	New
Dōshi Club			24	New
Dōmei Club			18	New
Dai-Nippon Association			9	New
Independents			34	–10
Total			300	0