Tokyo, Feb. 22, The election results are slowly coming in. The Minseito (Opposition Party) has secured 131 seats and the Seiyukai (Government Party) 122, indicating that the Min-saito is winning, although the results in districts were the Seiyukai wield great influence have thus far been reported—Reuter.
Narrow Victory Won by Seiyukat Tokyo, Fib. 23.
The Home Office. official election figures show that the Seiyukat (Government Party) won 215 seats, the Minseito (Opposition Party) 212, the Independents 16, the Proletarians, 8. the Business Men's Party 4 and the Reform Party 3.
This completes the total. except for eight seats from Loochow Islands, the returns of which have thos far not been received owing to the distance the ballot boxes must be transported by ship.
The Home Ofice does not expect any important change from the foregoing figures.
The Independents and Proletarians are now being wooed, by both major parties for control of thet Diet, which will probably moot far special session in March—Reuter, Tokyo, Feb, 2°, The final results of the gen: lection show a victory of the Seiyu, kaj over the. Minseito the former gaining 220 seats as against the Intter's 216.
The full list of the successful candidates follows:—
The Seiyukat Tote, Tokyo, Feb, 23, Intest lection returns published by the Home Office claim hat the Seiyakal oF Government only three eat, while the ewe.
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Papers generally believe that the Minseito, or Opposition, may hai 'a majority of one or two seats whi the final results are known, These will not be available until late this afternoon of, perhaps, this evening,
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