Rikken Kakushintō
Political party in Japan
Rikken Kakushintō (Japanese: 立憲革新党, lit. 'Constitutional Reformist Party') was a political party in Japan.
History
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
Election | Leader | Seats | Status |
---|---|---|---|
September 1894 | 30 / 300 | Opposition |
References
- ^ a b c Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p475
- ^ Fukui, p458