Japan New Party
The Japan New Party (日本新党 Nihon Shintō) was a Japanese political party that existed briefly from 1992 to 1994.[5]
Japan New Party 日本新党 Nihon Shintō | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Morihiro Hosokawa[1] |
| Founder | Morihiro Hosokawa[2] |
| Founded | 22 May 1992 |
| Dissolved | 9 December 1994 |
| Split from | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Merged into | New Frontier Party[1][2] |
| Ideology | Reformism[3][4] pro-Consumer[4] Decentralization[4] |
| Colors | Green |
The party, considered liberal, was founded by Morihiro Hosokawa, a former Diet member and Kumamoto Prefecture governor, who left the Liberal Democratic Party to protest corruption scandals. In 1992, the party elected four members to the House of Councillors, including Hosokawa. Although this was a disappointing result for them, in 1993 they were able to capitalize on voter dissatisfaction with the LDP, electing a total of 35 members (including 3 who joined after the election). Hosokawa became Prime Minister leading a broad coalition, but was soon forced to resign.
By 1994, the Japan New Party dissolved, its members flowing into the New Frontier Party (新進党).
List of leaders of JNP
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | |||
| Split from: Liberal Democratic Party | ||||
| 1 | Morihiro Hosokawa |  |
22 May 1992 | 9 December 1994 |
| Successor party: New Frontier Party | ||||
Election results
General election results
| Election | Leader | # of candidates | # of seats won | # of Constituency votes | % of Constituency vote | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Morihiro Hosokawa | 57 | 35 / 511 |
5,053,981 | 8.05% | Government |
Councillors election results
| Election year | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Contested | ||
| 1992 | 4 / 252 |
4 / 126 |
Opposition |
References
- ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典の解説 [The Encyclopædia Britannica: Micropædia's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Hashimoto, Goro; Mizuno, Masayuki. 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)の解説 [The Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica 's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Hosokawa Morihiro, prime minister of Japan". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Seiji Keizai Kyoiku Kenkyukai, ed. (2019). Seiji keizai yogoshu [Political and economics glossary] (in Japanese) (2 ed.). Yamakawa Shuppansha. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-634-05113-3.
- Schoppa, Leonard J. (2011). "Path Dependence in the Evolution of Japan's Party System since 1993". In Schoppa, Leonard J. (ed.). The Evolution of Japan's Party System: Politics and Policy in an Era of Institutional Change. The University of Toronto Press. pp. 14–42. ISBN 9781442611672.