1920 Japanese general election

{{Short description|General election in Japan held in 1920}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1920 Japanese general election

| country = Empire of Japan

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1917 Japanese general election | previous_year = 1917 | election_date = 10 May 1920 | next_election = 1924 Japanese general election | next_year = 1924

| seats_for_election = All 464 seats in the House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 233

| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = Takashi Hara posing.jpg

| leader1 = Hara Takashi

| party1 = Rikken Seiyūkai

| last_election1 = 38.80%, 165 seats

| seats1 = 278

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}113

| popular_vote1 = 1,471,728

| percentage1 = 55.77%

| swing1 = {{increase}}16.97pp

| image2 = Takaaki Kato suit.jpg

| leader2 = Kato Takaaki

| party2 = Kenseikai

| last_election2 = 35.94%, 121 seats

| seats2 = 110

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}11

| popular_vote2 = 715,500

| percentage2 = 27.11%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}8.83pp

| image3 = Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg

| leader3 = Inukai Tsuyoshi

| party3 = Rikken Kokumintō

| last_election3 = 9.68%, 35 seats

| seats3 = 29

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}6

| popular_vote3 = 140,397

| percentage3 = 5.32%

| swing3 = {{decrease}}4.36pp

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Hara Takashi | before_party = Rikken Seiyūkai

| after_election = Hara Takashi | after_party = Rikken Seiyūkai

}}{{Politics of Japan}}

General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281 The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.