All 300 seats in the House of Representatives 151 seats needed for a majority
First party
Third party
Leader
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Shinagawa Yajirō
Party
Kenseitō
Kokumin Kyōkai
Last election
208[a]
29
Seats won
244
21
Seat change
36
8
Prime Minister before election
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Kenseitō
Prime Minister after election
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Kenseitō
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1898.[1]
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