Japan Democratic Party

Former Japanese political party

Politics of Japan
Political parties
Elections

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Louis Fréderic (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Käthe Roth. Harvard University Press. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
^ ^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.