General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1932. They were the last elections before the May 15 Incident, which marked the temporary end of party politics in Japan. Rikken Seiyà «kai won 301 of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives.
In 1931, the ruling Rikken Minseità  opposed the Mukden Incident, which was engineered by the military. The anti-war Foreign Minister Kijuro Shidehara and Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirà  were criticized for their intervention in military and was accused of "serious corruption". After the resignation of the Reijirà  Cabinet, some right-wing members of the ruling party formed a coalition with the opposition Rikken Seiyà «kai 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 Minseità  was unpopular because of its mishandling of the economic crisis. The ruling right-wing Rikken Seiyà «kai led by Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi won a landslide victory.