New Liberal Club

Political party in Japan

New Liberal Club (新自由クラブ, Shin-jiyū-kurabu) was a political party in Japan that was founded on 25 June 1976 as a breakaway from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The New Liberal Club formed a coalition government with the LDP in December 1983, with the New Liberal's president, Seiichi Tagawa, serving as the Minister of Home Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.[2]

It rejoined the LDP on 15 August 1986.

Leaders of the New Liberal Club

No. Name Portrait Term of office
Took office Left office
1 Yōhei Kōno June 1976 February 1979
2 Seiichi Tagawa February 1979 June 1984
3 Yōhei Kōno June 1984 August 1986

Election results

House of Representatives

House of Representatives
Election year Leader Candidates # of seats won Change Status
1976 Yōhei Kōno 25
17 / 511
 Steady Opposition
1979 31
4 / 511
 Decrease 13 Opposition
1980 25
12 / 511
 Increase 8 Opposition
1983 17
8 / 511
 Decrease 4 Government
1986 12
6 / 512
 Decrease 2 Opposition

House of Councillors

House of Councillors
Election year Leader Seats Status
Total Contested
1977 Yōhei Kōno
3 / 252
3 / 126
 Opposition
1980
2 / 252
0 / 126
 Opposition
1983
3 / 252
2 / 126
 Opposition
1986
1 / 252
1 / 126
 Opposition

References

  1. ^ Beeman, Michael L. (2002). Public Policy and Economic Competition in Japan: Change and Continuity in Antimonopoly Policy, 1973-1995. Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-0415249690. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Former minister Tagawa dies at 91". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. August 9, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  • 新自由クラブ関係文書 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
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