Political party in Japan
The Kaishintō (Japanese: 改進党, lit. Reformist Party) was a political party in Japan.
History
The party was established on 8 February 1952 as a merger of the National Democratic Party and the Shinsei Club, together with most of the Farmers Cooperative Party's Diet members.[1] In May Mamoru Shigemitsu was elected party president.[1]
Having started with 69 seats, the party won 85 in the 1952 general elections. However, the 1953 elections saw it lose nine seats; it also won eight seats in the House of Councillors.
In November 1954 it merged with the Liberal Party and a group of Diet members from the Liberal Party to form the Japan Democratic Party.
Election result
House of Representatives
| Election
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Leader
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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+/–
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Position
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Status
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| 1952
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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6,429,450
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18.19
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new
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2nd
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Opposition
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| 1953
|
6,186,232
|
17.88
|
|
 9
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Opposition
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House of Councillors
| Election
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Leader
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Constituency
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Party list
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Seats
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Position
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Status
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| Votes
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%
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Seats
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Won
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Total
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| 1953
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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2,840,345
|
10.14
|
|
1,630,507
|
6.03
|
|
|
|
5th
|
Opposition
|
References
- ^ a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp595–596
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Political organizations with
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