The Unity Party (結いの党, Yui no Tō) was a Japanese political party.

Unity Party
結いの党
LeaderKenji Eda
Secretary-GeneralJiro Ono
FounderKenji Eda
Founded18 December 2013 (2013-12-18)
Dissolved21 September 2014 (2014-09-21)
Split fromYour Party
Merged intoJapan Innovation Party
Headquarters2-9-6 Nagatacho
Chiyoda, Tokyo
NewspaperConservative Japan
ColorsBlue
Website
yuinotoh.jp

History

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The 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

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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

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House of Representatives

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House of Councillors

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Election results

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Tokyo Gubernatorial Elections

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Election Candidate Votes % Result
2014 Morihiro Hosokawa[a] 956,063 19.39 Lost

Notes

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  1. ^ supported

References

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  1. ^ "Eda names new party Yui no To". Japan Today. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "結いの党:参院でも会派結成". Mainichi Shimbun. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "「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.
  5. ^ "「New opposition party launched as Ishin no To". Japan Times. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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