Different from the previous 3 Ito Cabinets, this cabinet was virtually a party cabinet with Rikken Seiyu Party formed by government officials from ITO group and former Constitutional Party as the ruling party.
これまでの3度の伊藤内閣と異なり、伊藤系官僚と旧憲政党によって結成された立憲政友会を与党とする事実上の政党内閣である。