Democratic Party (Japan, 1996)

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For other uses, see Democratic Party (Japan).
Democratic Party of Japan
民主党
Minshutō
President Naoto Kan
Chief Secretary Yukio Hatoyama
Founded 29 September 1996
Dissolved 27 April 1998
Split from New Party Sakigake
Social Democratic Party of Japan
Merged into Democratic Party of Japan
Ideology Liberalism
Political position Centre
Politics of Japan
Political parties
Elections

The Democratic Party of Japan (民主党 Minshutō?) was a centrist[1][2][3] political party in Japan, and one of the forerunners to the Democratic Party of Japan formed in 1998. Its two leading members, Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan, subsequently and sequentially became Prime Ministers at the end of the first decade of the 21st century.

History

The party was founded on 29 September 1996 by sitting members of the Diet,[4] and was composed mostly of former Sakigake and Japan Socialist Party politicians who did not support an alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.[5] Its initial leaders were Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan, formerly members of Sakigake.[6] At its formation, it had 39 parliamentarians.[6]

The party won 52 seats in the 1996 general election, becoming the second-largest opposition party after the New Frontier Party.[7]

In April 1998, the party was augmented by former members of the New Frontier Party, which had collapsed in December 1997, increasing it to 90 seats.[6] It then merged with the Good Governance Party (Minseitō), New Fraternity Party and Democratic Reform Party to create Democratic Party of Japan.[6]

Presidents of DPJ

No. Name Photo Took office Left office
Preceding party: New Party Sakigake & Social Democratic Party
1 Co-leadership
Naoto Kan & Yukio Hatoyama
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26 September 1996 16 September 1997
2 Naoto Kan
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 16 September 1997 27 April 1998
Successor party: Democratic Party (1998)

Election results

House of Representatives

House of Representatives
Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats
1996 Naoto Kan 6,001,666 10.62
17 / 300
8,949,190 16.10
35 / 200
52 / 500
3rd Opposition

References

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