選挙法改正問題と伊藤新党

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It has hitherto been a widely accepted view that sweeping rivision of the Election Law for the House of Representatives materialized under the 2nd Cabinet of Prime Minister Yamagata Aritomo (November 1898 to October 1900) as a result of the tie-up between the Yamagata and the political party Kensei-to, or as a measure to appease enterpreneurs in urban areas, a support base for the Kensei-to. As shown in the course of the Diet deliberations on the bill for the revision of the election law, Yamagata and his subordinates in the bureaucracy, not to mention the Kensei-to itself, did not expect to see a drastic revision of the election law. Especially for the Kensei-to, the proposed introduction in the election system of the unsigned ballot with single entry was anticipated to disrupt the party's established support base, and soon it was hardly an acceptable proposal. Nonetheless, the election law revision materialized because of influence-pedding by Yamagata's predecessor, Ito Hirobumi, who was in a position to associate Yamagata with the Kensei-to. At that time, Ito was set to organize a new political party of his own, and the revision of the election law was a premise for its realization. Therefore, Ito approached both Yamagata and the Kensei- to to seek their cooperation in enforcing the revision of the election law. (Indeed, similar election law bill was submitted to the Diet during the Ito's 3rd Cabinet). The Yamagata Cabinet complied with Ito's request out of the necessity to maintain ties with the Kensei-to for the sake of implementing various policy measures, including the planned rise in land taxes. The Kensei-to, which was considering participation in Ito's planned new political party, also complied. In the long run, the Yamagata Cabinet and the Kensei-to did move toward the realization of election law revision, although it was not necessarily a desirable measure for either.
1999-11-20

選挙法改正問題と伊藤新党

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