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Left Socialist Party of Japan

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Left Socialist Party of Japan
社会党左派
Shakaitō-saha
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Dissolved1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Split fromJapan Socialist Party
Merged intoJapan Socialist Party (1955)
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
Colors  Red

The Left Socialist Party of Japan (社会党左派, Shakaitō-saha) was a political party in Japan that existed between 1951 and 1955.[1]

History

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Following the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951, the Japan Socialist Party dissolved into chaos and internal bickering between moderate reformist socialists and more radical revolutionary socialists over the issue of whether or not to support the Treaty. The JSP split, with some of its members forming a more centrist social-democratic party, while others formed a more radical socialist party. Both groups claimed the name Nihon Shakaitō (日本社会党) but different English translations, and are known as the Left Socialist Party of Japan and the Right Socialist Party of Japan, respectively.

The left-wing in Japan was in chaos between 1951 and 1955. In early 1955, the Left and Right Socialists reconciled and merged to reform the JSP, months before the Liberal Democratic Party was created through a merger of the Liberal and Democrat parties. The Left Socialists generally had the upper hand in the reunified JSP, causing a few former Right Socialists to leave the party in 1960 to create the Democratic Socialist Party.

Election results

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House of Representatives

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
1952 Mosaburō Suzuki 3,398,597 9.62
54 / 466
new 4th Opposition
1953 4,516,715 13.05
72 / 446
Increase 18 3rd Opposition
1955 5,683,312 15.35
89 / 446
Increase 17 Opposition

House of Councillors

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Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Won Total
1953 Mosaburō Suzuki 3,917,837 13.99
10 / 75
3,858,552 14.27
8 / 53
18 / 128
40 / 250
2nd Opposition

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mosk, Carl (2007). Japanese Economic Development: Markets, Norms, Structures. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 9781135982898.