The Unity Party (結いの党, Yui no Tō) was a Japanese political party.
Unity Party 結いの党 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Kenji Eda |
| Secretary-General | Jiro Ono |
| Founder | Kenji Eda |
| Founded | 18 December 2013 |
| Dissolved | 21 September 2014 |
| Split from | Your Party |
| Merged into | Japan Innovation Party |
| Headquarters | 2-9-6 Nagatacho Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Newspaper | Conservative Japan |
| Colors | Blue |
| Website | |
| yuinotoh | |
History
editThe party was formed in December 2013 by Kenji Eda and 13 other legislators who left Your Party.[1] Your Party initially refused to acknowledge that six councillors had left its caucus in the House of Councillors, but filed a notice in February 2014 which acknowledged their departure from Your Party, allowing the Unity Party to have formal representation in the upper house.[2]
The party supported Morihiro Hosokawa in the 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election.[3]
Eda had discussions with the Japan Restoration Party in early 2014 with a view toward coordinating the two parties' policy stances. JRP co-head Shintaro Ishihara rejected the idea of coordinating with the Unity Party on the basis of their support for the Constitution of Japan, while the other JRP co-head Toru Hashimoto saw room for agreement on the scope of necessary revisions to the Constitution.[4]
On 21 September 2014, the Unity Party and the Japan Restoration Party merged to form the Japan Innovation Party.[5]
Presidents of UP
edit| No. | Name | Image | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| Preceding party: Your Party | ||||
| 1 | Kenji Eda | 
|
18 December 2013 | 21 September 2014 |
| Successor parties: Japan Innovation Party | ||||
Members in the Diet
editHouse of Representatives
edit- Yoichiro Aoyagi (South Kanto PR block)
- Kenji Eda (Kanagawa 8th district)
- Mitsunari Hatanaka (Kinki PR block)
- Hiroki Hayashi (Tohoku PR block)
- Yosei Ide (Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block)
- Nobuhiko Isaka (Kinki PR block)
- Masanari Koike (Tokai PR block)
- Mito Kakizawa (Tokyo 15th district)
- Tsuyoshi Shiina (South Kanto PR block)
House of Councillors
edit- Yukio Fujimaki (National block)
- Ryuhei Kawada (National block)
- Yuichi Mayama (National block)
- Jiro Ono (National block)
- Takumi Shibata (National block)
- Sukeshiro Terata (National block)
Election results
editTokyo Gubernatorial Elections
edit| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Morihiro Hosokawa[a] | 956,063 | 19.39 | Lost |
Notes
edit- ^ supported
References
edit- ^ "Eda names new party Yui no To". Japan Today. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "結いの党:参院でも会派結成". Mainichi Shimbun. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "自公は舛添氏、民・結い・生が細川氏 都知事選". 日本経済新聞. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "「改憲で合意可能」 結いの党との協議に橋下氏". MSN Sankei News. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "「New opposition party launched as Ishin no To". Japan Times. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
