Liberal Party–Hatoyama

The Liberal Party–Hatoyama (Japanese: 鳩山自由党 (分派自由党)) was a political party in Japan. It was active during 1953.

History

The party was established in March 1953, shortly before the April elections, by a group of 22 Diet members belonging to the Liberal Party who were supporters of Ichirō Hatoyama; within two days it gained a further 15 seats when the Kozen Hirokawa faction also defected.[1] In May Mamoru Shigemitsu was elected party president.[1]

Of the 102 candidates nominated by the party for the House of Representatives, 35 were elected. However, the party failed to win a seat in the simultaneous House of Councillors elections. Talks were subsequently held with Kaishintō about a merger, but in November most of its Diet members rejoined the Liberal Party, with the exception of eight who subsequently formed the Japan Liberal Party.[1]

References

1. Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p572