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Dōshi Seisha

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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

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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

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Election Leader Seats Status
March 1894
24 / 300
Opposition

References

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