Twenty-One Demands
In the campaigning during the Japanese election of 1915, Ōkuma avoided any mention of increased funding for the military, but stressed his foreign policy achievements in China (such as the Twenty-One Demands) and elsewhere, as opposed to the opposition "Rikken Seiyūkai" party, tainted by its recent involvement in the Imperial Navy’s Siemens scandal. The result of the election was a landslide for Ōkuma, with the opposition "Seiyūkai" losing over ninety seats. Although Ōkuma did not obtain an absolute majority, he was able to pass his bills on military spending and China policy without difficulty.