Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)

Japan Liberal Party

日本自由党
Japan Liberal Party 日本自由党
Founded	November 9, 1945
Dissolved	March 15, 1948
Merger of	Dōkōkai
Merged into	Democratic Liberal Party
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Ideology	Conservatism; Antimilitarism; Economic liberalism
	Politics of Japan; Political parties; Elections;

The Japan Liberal Party (日本自由党, Nihon Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.

History

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
No.	Name	Portrait	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	9	2nd	Opposition

Election	Leader	Constituency			Party list			Seats	Position	Status
Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Seats	Position	Status
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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Uno, Shun'ichi [in Japanese] (1991). Nihon zenshi = Japan chronik (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd. ISBN 4-06-203994-X.