General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.
Electoral system The 381 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.Mackie & Rose, p276 1912 was also the first year citizens in Okinawa could vote.
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