| Korea Independence Party 한국독립당 韓國獨立黨 | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jo So-ang |
| Founded | 1928, in Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Dissolved | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, Republic of China (1928–1945) Seoul, southern and South Korea (from 1945) |
| Armed wing | Korean Independence Army |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Korea Independence Party | |
| Hangul | 한국독립당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓國獨立黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanguk Dongnipdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk Tongniptang |
The Korea Independence Party (KIP; Korean: 한국독립당) was a political party in South Korea.
History
The party was established in Shanghai by Kim Ku in 1928, uniting a faction of conservative members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea headed by Kim. When Kim was able to return to Korea in 1945, the KIP began operating in the country. Kim was initially supportive of Syngman Rhee, but a dispute over holding separate elections in South Korea (Kim was opposed, Rhee was for) led to a split and the party did not participate in the 1948 parliamentary elections in South Korea. However, Kim was a candidate in the indirect presidential elections in July 1948, losing heavily to Rhee.
When Kim was assassinated in 1949, the party went into a sharp decline. It participated in the 1950 parliamentary elections, but received only 0.3% of the vote, failing to win a seat. It received the same vote share in the 1960 elections, again failing to win a seat. It nominated Chŏn Chin-han [ko] as its candidate for the May 1967 presidential elections; he finished fifth in a field of six candidates with 2.1% of the vote. Despite increasing its vote share to 2.2% in the June 1967 parliamentary elections, the party remained seatless.
Election results
President
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kim Ku | 13 | 6.67 | Not elected |
| 1967 | Jeon Jin-han [ko] | 232,179 | 2.10 | Not elected |
Vice President
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1948 | Kim Ku | 65 | 32.99 | 62 | 31.63 | Not elected |
Legislature
House of Representatives
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | +/– | ||||||
| 1950 | 17,745 | 0.25 | 0 / 210 | new | 10th | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1960 | 26,649 | 0.29 | 0 / 233 | 
|
5th | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1963 | 128,162 | 1.38 | 0 / 131 | 0 / 44 | 0 / 175 |
|
12th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 1967 | 240,936 | 2.22 | 0 / 131 | 0 / 44 | 0 / 175 |
|
6th | Extra-parliamentary | |
House of Councillors
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 / 58 | Extra-parliamentary |
References
- ^ 한국독립당(韓國獨立黨). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- 정영훈, ed. (1999). 홍익 인간 이념 연구. 한국 정신 문화 연구원. p. 137.
- 이이화, ed. (1994). 한국사 의 주체적 인물들. 여강 출판사. p. 392.
- 이재영, ed. (2016). 신일철, 그의 철학과 삶. 고려대학교 출판문화원. p. 422. ISBN 9788971050033.
1929년 조소앙에 의해 기초된 한국 독립당의 강령에 있는 "균점", "평등"의 3균주의적 표현에서 사회민주주의의 경향을 엿볼 수 있다.
- Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p671
- 1928 establishments in China
- 1970 disestablishments in South Korea
- Defunct political parties in South Korea
- Confucian political parties
- History of Confucianism
- Conservative parties in South Korea
- Hongik Ingan
- Korean Confucianism
- Korean nationalist parties
- Paternalistic conservatism
- Political parties disestablished in 1970
- Political parties established in 1928
- Social democratic parties in Korea
- Three Principles of the People
- Organizations of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea