Japan Democratic Party

For other uses, see Democratic Party (Japan).

The Japan Democratic Party (日本民主党, Nihon Minshutō) was a conservative^[1] political party in Japan. Existing from 1954 to 1955, the party was founded by Ichirō Hatoyama, former foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and future Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.^[1] The party was formed on 24 November 1954, by merging Ichiro Hatoyama's group which left the Liberal Party in 1953, and the Shigemitsu-led Kaishintō party. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democrats merged with the Liberals to form the modern Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan Democratic Party 日本民主党
Founders	Ichirō Hatoyama Mamoru Shigemitsu Nobusuke Kishi
Founded	24 November 1954 (1954-11-24)
Dissolved	15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)
Merger of	Kaishintō Liberal Party–Hatoyama
Merged into	Liberal Democratic Party
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Ideology	Conservatism[1]
Political position	Right-wing[2]
Politics of Japan Political parties Elections

Election results

House of Representatives

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	Position	Status
1955	Ichirō Hatoyama	13,536,044	36.57	185 / 467	1st	Government

See also

• Category:Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) politicians