1932 Japanese general election

In 1931, the ruling Rikken Minseitō opposed the Mukden Incident, which was engineered by the military. The anti-war Foreign Minister Kijuro Shidehara and Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō were criticized for their intervention in military and was accused of "serious corruption". After the resignation of the Reijirō Cabinet, some right-wing members of the ruling party formed a coalition with the opposition Rikken Seiyūkai and elected Inukai Tsuyoshi as prime minister.

Before the elections, some businessmen and candidates were assassinated by the right-wing.

Despite assassinations of anti-war politicians, Rikken Minseitō was unpopular because of its mishandling of the economic crisis. The ruling right-wing Rikken Seiyūkai led by Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi won a landslide victory.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	5,683,137	58.20	301	+127
	Rikken Minseitō	3,442,326	35.25	146	–127
	Social Democratic Party	125,758	1.29	3	+1
	Rōnō Taishūtō	127,459	1.31	2	New
	Kakushintō	36,839	0.38	2	–1
	Other parties	1,445	0.01	0	–
	Independents	347,668	3.56	12	+7
Total		9,764,632	100.00	466	0
Valid votes		9,764,632	99.50
Invalid/blank votes		49,036	0.50
Total votes		9,813,668	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,103,679	74.89
Source: Voice Japan