1917 Japanese general election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1917 Japanese general election

| country = Empire of Japan

| type = parliamentary

| election_date = 20 April 1917

| previous_election = 1915 Japanese general election

| previous_year = 1915

| next_election = 1920 Japanese general election

| next_year = 1920

| seats_for_election = All 381 seats in the House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 191

| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = Takashi Hara posing.jpg

| leader1 = Hara Takashi

| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai

| last_election1 = 31.54%, 108 seats

| seats1 = 165

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}57

| popular_vote1 = 504,720

| percentage1 = 38.80%

| swing1 = {{increase}}7.27pp

| image2 = Takaaki Kato suit.jpg

| leader2 = Kato Takaaki

| party2 = Kenseikai

| last_election2 = {{nowrap|51.63%, 213 seats{{efn|Rikken Dōshikai, Rikken Kokumintō and Chūseikai}}}}

| seats2 = 121

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}92

| popular_vote2 = 467,518

| percentage2 = 35.94%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}15.69pp

| image3 = Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg

| leader3 = Inukai Tsuyoshi

| party3 = Rikken Kokumintō

| last_election3 = 7.51%, 27 seats

| seats3 = 35

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}7

| popular_vote3 = 125,974

| percentage3 = 9.68%

| swing3 = {{increase}}2.17pp

| title = Prime Minister

| posttitle = Prime Minister after election

| before_election = Terauchi Masatake

| before_party = Independent politician

| after_election = Terauchi Masatake

| after_party = Independent politician

}}{{Politics of Japan}}

General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.