Liberal Party (Japan, 1945) (original) (raw)

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Political party in Japan

Japan Liberal Party 日本自由党
Founded November 9, 1945 (1945-11-09)[1][2]
Dissolved March 15, 1948[1][3]
Merger of Dōkōkai
Merged into Democratic Liberal Party[1]
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Ideology Conservatism[1][2][4]Antimilitarism[2][4]Economic liberalism[1][4]
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The Japan Liberal Party (日本自由党, Nihon Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.

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).

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

House of Representatives

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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

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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
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  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.