Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
Democratic Party 日本民主党 Nihon Minshutō | |
|---|---|
| Founders | Inukai Takeru Hitoshi Ashida |
| Founded | March 31, 1947[1][2][3] |
| Dissolved | April 28, 1950[4] |
| Preceded by | Japan Progressive Party[2] |
| Succeeded by | National Democratic Party[4] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ideology | Conservatism[5] Revisionist capitalism[2][5] Anti-bureaucratism[5] |
The Democratic Party (Japanese: 民主党, Hepburn: Minshutō), officially 日本民主党 (lit. 'Japan Democratic Party') was a conservative political party in Japan.[5]
History
The party was founded in spring 1947 by merging the Progressive Party (Shinpo-tō) of Inukai Takeru with a faction of Liberal Party led by Hitoshi Ashida and obtained 124 seats in 1947 elections. The party had held seven seats in Tetsu Katayama's government in 1947-1948. For some months in 1948, party's leader Ashida was Prime minister.
In March 1948, part of DP members led by Kijūrō Shidehara joined the Liberal Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party. In 1949 elections, the DP got 69 seats. The party was finally merged with the National Cooperative Party to form the National Democratic Party in April 1950.
Election results
House of Representatives
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Hitoshi Ashida | 6,960,270 | 25.44 | 124 / 468 |
new | 3rd | Governing coalition |
| 1949 | Takeru Inukai | 4,798,352 | 15.68 | 69 / 466 |
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4th | Opposition |
House of Councillors
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| 1947 | Ishiguro Takeshige | 2,989,132 | 13.56 | 22 / 150 |
1,508,087 | 7.09 | 6 / 100 |
30 / 250 |
2nd | Governing coalition |
References
- ^ Awaya 1983, p. 349.
- ^ a b c Kanda 1983, p. 238.
- ^ Uno 1991, p. 1092.
- ^ a b Kanda 1983, p. 355.
- ^ a b c d 世界大百科事典 第2版の解説 [The Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (2nd ed.) 's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
Further reading
- Awaya, Kentaro [in Japanese] (1983). Showa no Seito. Showa no Rekishi (in Japanese). Vol. 6. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4093760065.
- Kanda, Fuhito (1983). Senryō to minshu shugi. Showa no Rekishi (in Japanese). Vol. 8. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-376008-X.
- Uno, Shun'ichi [in Japanese] (1991). Nihon zenshi: Japan chronik (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-203994-X.