 Voter turnout was 91.54%.Despite the violence, the so-called "mintō" (liberal parties)- the "Jiyutō", the "Rikken Kaishintō" and their affiliates) maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, winning 132 seats as opposed to 124 for pro-government candidates, with 44 independents.The government faced an angry lower house when the next Diet term convened on May 6; even members of the House of Peers were outraged, issuing a resolution condemning the manner in which the election was held on May 11.