General Election Law of 1925
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The General Election Law of 1925 was a landmark Japanese statute that introduced universal male suffrage and significantly expanded democratic participation in the late Taishō period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal Manhood Suffrage Law of 1925 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ suffrage law ⓘ |
| abolished | tax-based voter qualification for men ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
broaden political participation among commoners
ⓘ
strengthen legitimacy of the parliamentary system ⓘ |
| appliedTo | male Japanese subjects ⓘ |
| appliesTo | House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfVotersAfter | about 12 million ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfVotersBefore | about 3 million ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith | Peace Preservation Law of 1925 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| didNotGrant | female suffrage ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 1925 ⓘ |
| excluded | women from suffrage ⓘ |
| expanded | voting rights ⓘ |
| expandedElectorateTo | all adult males meeting basic criteria ⓘ |
| firstElectionUnderLaw | 1928 Japanese general election ⓘ |
| historicalClassification | prewar Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Taisho era
ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō democracy
|
| increasedElectorateByFactor | about fourfold ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of mass political parties in Japan
ⓘ
electoral competition in late 1920s Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | expansion of suffrage in Western countries ⓘ |
| introduced | universal male suffrage ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | key milestone in Japan’s democratization before World War II ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Imperial Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of Japan
|
| minimumVotingAge | 25 years ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some oligarchic elites ⓘ |
| politicalEra | late Taishō period ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
foundation of mass party politics in prewar Japan
ⓘ
major expansion of democratic participation ⓘ |
| predecessorLaw | earlier limited suffrage laws of the Meiji period ⓘ |
| previousElectorateBasis | property-based suffrage ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Peace Preservation Law of 1925 ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | 3 years in the same electoral district ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
election procedures
ⓘ
electoral districts ⓘ voter qualifications ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Kenseikai party
ⓘ
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party) ⓘ
surface form:
Seiyūkai party
|
| yearEnacted | 1925 ⓘ |
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Universal Manhood Suffrage Law of 1925