Japan Democratic Party
日本民主党
FoundersIchirō Hatoyama
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Nobusuke Kishi
Founded24 November 1954 (1954-11-24)
Dissolved15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)
Merger of
Merged intoLiberal Democratic Party
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
IdeologyConservatism[1][2]
Nationalism[2]

The Japan Democratic Party (日本民主党, Nihon Minshutō) was a conservative[1] political party in Japan. Existing from 1954 to 1955, the party was founded by Ichirō Hatoyama, former foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and future Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.[1] The party was formed on 24 November 1954, by merging Ichiro Hatoyama's group which left the Liberal Party in 1953, and the Shigemitsu-led Kaishintō party. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democrats merged with the Liberals to form the modern Liberal Democratic Party.

Election results

House of Representatives

Election Leader Votes % Seats Position Status
1955 Ichirō Hatoyama 13,536,044 36.57
185 / 467
 1st Government

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Louis Fréderic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Käthe Roth. Harvard University Press. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  2. ^ a b Yoshida, kenji. "Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica no Kaisetsu" 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)の解説. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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