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Chang of Membership in Prefectural Assembly with Changing of Electoral System during Meiji Period

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530138
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

Moribe Seiichi  広島大学, 社会(科)学研究科, 教授 (50210183)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords近代日本政治史 / 政党 / 府県会 / 名望家 / 政党化 / 府県議会
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research provided the following historical facts. Firstly at first establishing Prefectural Assemblies (PAs), local renowned men were elected as members of them, but many of them were resigned in the middle of their term of services. Rate of resignation were very high, in Saitama and Aichi PA it was over two third of total members of the assembly in early Meiji period. As elections of PAs were repeated and members of PAs took part in the political parties, rate of resignation was getting lower. By around 1990, most members of PAs became to serve full term of their offices.
Secondly, the Government gradually introduced new reformed Prefectural System. This intoduced an indirect electoral voting system in which District assemblies and city assemblies elected the member of PAs. In some earlier introduced PAs, It prevented or delayed to spread the partisan local politics, butgenerally the new system did not have enough impact to stop to spread partisan politics into PAs.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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