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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 20 February 1928. [1]
The ruling Seiyukai Party led by Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi 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.
| Party | Total |
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| Seiyukai Party | 218 |
| Minsei Party | 217 |
| Constitutional Comrade Party | 4 |
| Reform Party | 3 |
| Labour-Farmer Party | 2 |
| Nippon Labor-Farmer Party | 2 |
| Socialist People Party | 2 |
| Others | 2 |
| Non-partisan | 15 |
| TOTAL | 466 |
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