National Democratic Party (Akashi)
National Democratic Party 国民民主党 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻ᚴ𐌾𐍉 | |
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| Abbreviation | NDP |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Dissolved | 1993 |
| Merged into | United Reform Party |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Light blue bloc |
| Colours | Light blue |
The National Democratic Party (Miranian: 国民民主党 Kokumin minshutō; Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻ᚴ𐌾𐍉 Alaþiudō Waldam Dailkjō) was a liberal conservative political party in Akashi.
Founded in 1950, it was a vehicle for moderate conservatives frustrated with the hard right course of the Conservative National Party. It became one of Akashi's main centre-right parties, and a founding member of the light blue bloc. It merged into the United Reform Party in 1993.
History
Early years
The NDP was founded in 1950, by moderate conservatives frustrated with the hardliners of the Conservative National Party, but unconvinced by the vacillating ordoliberalism of the Liberal Party.
For its first two decades, the party struggled against the dominance of the National Union. It participated in the United Opposition electoral alliance of 1962, which failed to unseat Yurika Ehara and led to acrimony over seat divisions. Despite the tensions within the alliance, the NDP's willingness to share a ballot with the Communist Party and Workers' Party attracted attention.
When the Reform Party was established in 1965 by conservative liberals who split from the LP, the NDP immediately built close relations, although a merger of the two parties could not be agreed at the time. They formed a unity list for 1966.
During the Summer of Freedom, the party deplored the violence while acknowledging the protesters' grievances and urging immediate reforms to redress them. It joined Yurikara's national unity government in 1968, its first participation in a national government.
Right battles
The collapse of the NU as a major party in 1972 opened up space for the other parties to advance. However, the right-wing faced several disadvantages: a dispersed vote due to multiple parties, the LP struggling in the role of centre-right standard-bearer, and a fierce enmity with the hardline dark blue bloc, in contrast to the stronger cooperation of the left and centre-left.
The breakthrough occurred after the "kibi-yuru war" left the progressive conservative faction in control of the CNP, repositioning it in the light blue bloc. The NDP joined the centre-right coalition formed after 1982, but its unwieldy size caused rows over allocation of cabinet posts. The CNP's landslide in the "blue wave" of 1986 led it to exit the coalition but provide outside support.
During the consolidation of the light blue bloc in the 1990s, the NDP was in negotiations with the new Moderate People's Party, but could not agree on a merger. Instead, it chose to merge into the United Reform Party in 1993.
Platform
The NDP was a liberal conservative party.
It was somewhat more market-friendly than the ordoliberal LP, but still opposed to laissez-faire economics.
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Party list | Constituency | Seats | +/– | Status | ||
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| PR votes | % | STV votes | % | ||||
| 1950 | 97.895 | 4,1% | 8 / 245
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Opposition | ||
| 1954 | 115.876 | 4,0% | 8 / 200
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Opposition | ||
| 1958 | 111.700 | 3,4% | 7 / 200
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Opposition | ||
| 19621 | 1.227.100 | 32,5% | 11 / 200
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Opposition | ||
| 19662 | 213.134 | 5,2% | 11 / 200
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Opposition (1966–1968) | ||
| Coalition (1968–1970) | |||||||
| 1970 | 296.883 | 6,2% | 201.341 | 4,2% | 9 / 200
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Opposition |
| 1972 | 325.376 | 6,5% | 164.820 | 3,3% | 11 / 200
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Opposition |
| 1974 | 351.184 | 6,8% | 159.557 | 3,1% | 10 / 200
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Opposition |
| 1978 | 304.595 | 5,5% | 166.885 | 3,0% | 10 / 200
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Opposition |
| 1980 | 473.898 | 8,4% | 433.445 | 7,7% | 16 / 200
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Interim |
| 1982 | 432.600 | 7,5% | 362.594 | 6,3% | 25 / 400
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Coalition |
| 1986 | 220.145 | 3,7% | 202.519 | 3,4% | 13 / 400
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Outside support (1986–1989) |
| Opposition (1989–1990) | |||||||
| 1990 | 264.670 | 4,2% | 151.074 | 2,4% | 11 / 400
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Opposition |
1 Result for the whole United Opposition, consisting of the Socialist Party, Liberal Party, NDP, Communist Party, Workers' Party, and Social Credit Party.
2 Result for the NDP–RP unity list.
Presidency
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1950 | No candidate | |||||
| 19551 | Tenshin Ōshima | 328.695 | 11,3% | Lost | ||
| 19601 | Hada Hama | 393.309 | 11,1% | Lost | ||
| 19652 | Haruki Yukimura | 480.285 | 12,1% | Lost | ||
| 1970 | No candidate | |||||
| 19753 | Eiichi Watanabe | 1.331.478 | 25,5% | 2.458.625 | 49,8% | Lost |
| 1980 | Gelvira | 491.366 | 8,7% | Lost | ||
| 1985 | No candidate | |||||
| 1990 | No candidate | |||||
1 Jointly endorsed with the Liberal Party.
2 Jointly endorsed with the Liberal Party and Reform Party.
3 Jointly endorsed with United Akashi.
