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Rikken Kakushintō

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Rikken Kakushintō
立憲革新党
FoundedMay 1894
DissolvedFebruary 1896
Merger ofDōmei Seisha
Dōshi Seisha
Merged intoShimpotō

Rikken Kakushintō (Japanese: 立憲革新党, lit.'Constitutional Reformist Party') was a political party in Japan.

History

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The party was established in May 1894 as a merger of the Dōmei Seisha and Dōshi Seisha,[1] which together had won 42 seats in the March 1894 elections, although only 40 National Diet members remained by the time of the merger.[1] Five members later broke away to establish the Chūgoku Progressive Party.[2]

In the September 1894 elections it won 30 seats. In February 1896 it merged with Rikken Kaishintō, the Chūgoku Progressive Party, Teikoku Zaisei Kakushin-kai and Ōte Club to form Shimpotō.[1]

Election results

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Election Leader Seats Status
September 1894
30 / 300
Opposition

References

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  1. ^ a b c Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p475
  2. ^ Fukui, p458