Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)

Japan Liberal Party
日本自由党
FoundedNovember 9, 1945 (1945-11-09)[1][2]
DissolvedMarch 15, 1948[1][3]
Merger ofDōkōkai
Merged intoDemocratic Liberal Party[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
IdeologyConservatism[1][2][4]
Antimilitarism[2][4]
Economic liberalism[1][4]

The Japan Liberal Party (日本自由党, Nihon Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.

History[edit]

The Japan Liberal Party was founded on November 9, 1945, mainly by former members of Seiyukai Party, with Ichirō Hatoyama being its first leader. From 1946-1954 the next party leader Shigeru Yoshida served as Prime Minister.

In 1948 the Japan Liberal Party merged with Kijūrō Shidehara's Dōshi Club (民主クラブ), and a faction of the Democratic Party led by Saitō Takao, to form the Democratic Liberal Party (民主自由党, Minshu Jiyūtō).

Leaders[edit]

No. Name Portrait Term of office
Took office Left office
1 Ichirō Hatoyama 9 November 1945 18 August 1946
2 Shigeru Yoshida 18 August 1946 15 March 1948

Election results[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/- Position Status
1946 Ichirō Hatoyama 13,505,746 24.36
141 / 468
 new 1st Government
1947 Shigeru Yoshida 7,312,524 26.73
131 / 468
 Decrease 9 2nd Opposition

House of Councillors[edit]

Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1947 Ichirō Hatoyama 3,769,704 17.10
30 / 150
 1,360,456 6.40
8 / 100
38 / 250
 2nd Governing coalition

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典の解説 [The Encyclopædia Britannica: Micropædia's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Yoshida, Kenji. 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)の解説 [The Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Uno 1991, p. 1094.
  4. ^ a b c Uno 1991, p. 1088.

Works cited[edit]

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