The Kaishintō (Japanese: 改進党, lit. Reformist Party) was a political party in Japan.

Kaishintō
改進党
Founded8 February 1952
Dissolved24 November 1954
Merger ofNational Democratic Party, Shinsei Club and Farmers Cooperative Party
Merged intoJapan Democratic Party
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
IdeologyLiberalism
Agrarianism
Political positionCentre-right

History

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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

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House of Representatives

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
1952 Mamoru Shigemitsu 6,429,450 18.19
85 / 466
new 2nd Opposition
1953 6,186,232 17.88
76 / 466
  9 Opposition

House of Councillors

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Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Won Total
1953 Mamoru Shigemitsu 2,840,345 10.14
5 / 75
1,630,507 6.03
3 / 53
8 / 128
15 / 250
5th Opposition

References

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  1. ^ a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp595–596