Dōshi Seisha

Dōshi Seisha
同志政社
FoundedDecember 1892
DissolvedMay 1894
Split fromLiberal Party
Merged intoRikken Kakushintō

Dōshi Seisha (Japanese: 同志政社, lit.'Fellow Thinkers' Association') was a political party in Japan.

History

The party was established in December 1892 by 14 MPs who had left the Liberal Party after its leader, Hoshi Tōru had been impeached for corruption.[1] It was initially named the Dōshi Club (同志倶楽部), but was renamed Dōshi Seisha after becoming a political association.

It won 18 seats in the March 1894 elections. In May that year it merged with Dōmei Seisha to form Rikken Kakushintō.[1]

Election results

Election Leader Seats Status
March 1894
24 / 300
Opposition

References

  1. ^ a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p493