The Korea Independence Party (KIP; Korean: 한국독립당) was a political party in South Korea.
Korea Independence Party 한국독립당 韓國獨立黨 | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jo So-ang |
| Founded | 1928, in Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Dissolved | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, Republic of China (1928–1945) Seoul, South Korea (from 1945) |
| Armed wing | Korean Independence Army |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Korea Independence Party | |
| Hangul | 한국독립당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓國獨立黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanguk Dongnipdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk Tongniptang |
History
The party was established in Shanghai by Kim Koo in 1928, uniting a faction of conservative members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea headed by Kim.[5] When Kim was able to return to Korea in 1945, the KIP began operating in the country. Kim was initially supportive of Syngman Rhee, but a dispute over holding separate elections in South Korea (Kim was opposed, Rhee was for) led to a split and the party did not participate in the 1948 parliamentary elections in South Korea. However, Kim was a candidate in the indirect presidential elections in July 1948, losing heavily to Rhee.
When Kim was assassinated in 1949, the party went into a sharp decline. It participated in the 1950 parliamentary elections, but received only 0.3% of the vote, failing to win a seat. It received the same vote share in the 1960 elections, again failing to win a seat. It nominated Chŏn Chin-han as its candidate for the May 1967 presidential elections; he finished fifth in a field of six candidates with 2.1% of the vote. Despite increasing its vote share to 2.2% in the June 1967 parliamentary elections, the party remained seatless.
Election results
President
Vice President
Legislature
House of Representatives
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | +/– | ||||||
| 1950 | 17,745 | 0.25 | 0 / 210 |
new | 10th | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1960 | 26,649 | 0.29 | 0 / 233 |
 |
5th | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1963 | 128,162 | 1.38 | 0 / 131 |
0 / 44 |
0 / 175 |
|
12th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 1967 | 240,936 | 2.22 | 0 / 131 |
0 / 44 |
0 / 175 |
|
6th | Extra-parliamentary | |
House of Councillors
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 / 58 |
Extra-parliamentary |
References
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