Shinseikai

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The Shinseikai (Japanese: 新政会, "New Politics Society") was a political party in Japan.

History

The party was established in October 1917 as a merger of the Ishinkai (39 seats) and a group of 12 independent MPs, becoming the third-largest party in the House of Representatives.[1] However, in February 1918 around half its MPs broke away to form the Seiwa Club. Another four MPs left in February 1920, and the party lost nearly all its seats in the May 1920 elections. The following month its sole MP was amongst the founders of the Kōshin Club, alongside the Seikō Club and some independents.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p617
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