Moderate Socialists Party
Moderate Socialists Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Disputed |
| Parliamentary leader | Mohammad-Sadegh Tabatabaei |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Dissolved | 1918 |
| Succeeded by | Reformers' Party[1] |
| Newspaper | Waqt[2] Majles[2] |
| Ideology | Moderation[2] Gradualism[3] Conservatism[4] Constitutionalism[1] |
| Religion | Islam[2] |
Moderate Socialists (
Members
The party membership consisted largely of landowners, constitutionalist
- Sayyed Mohammad Tabatabai
- Sayyed Abdullah Behbahani
- Ali-Mohammad Dawlatabadi
- Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni
- Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma
- Abolqasem Naser al-Molk
- Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
- Mohammad Mossadegh
Views
The party claimed to uphold the principles of
child labor
.
It also expressed support for freedom of association and freedom of the press.[2][1]
Parliament election results
| Election | Seats | Quota[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count[6] | ± | % | ± | ||
| 1906 | 35 / 156
|
— | 22.43 | — | Majority party as Moderates |
| 1909 | 74 / 126
|
 39
|
58.73 | 36.3
|
Majority in coalition Including 38 in coalition |
| 1914 | 29 / 115
|
 45
|
25.21 | 33.52
|
Minority |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ISBN 1845112725.
- ISBN 978-1134328901.
- ISBN 978-1-108-42853-8.
- ^ a b آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 19–20, 46–47, 68.