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The Japan Liberal Party (日本自由党, Nihon Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.
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Japan Liberal Party 日本自由党 | |
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Founded | November 9, 1945[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] |
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 | |
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Took office | Left office | |||
1 | Ichirō Hatoyama | ![]() |
9 November 1945 | 18 August 1946 |
2 | Shigeru Yoshida | ![]() |
18 August 1946 | 15 March 1948 |
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 |
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2nd | Opposition |
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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