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 toright-wing |
| Korea Independence Party | |
| Hangul | 한국독립당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓國獨立黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanguk Dongnipdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk Tongniptang |
TheKorea Independence Party (KIP;Korean: 한국독립당) was a political party in South Korea.
The party was established inShanghai byKim Ku in 1928, uniting a faction of conservative members of theProvisional Government of the Republic of Korea headed by Kim.[5] When Kim was able to return to Korea in 1945, the KIP began operating in the country. Kim was initially supportive ofSyngman 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 the1948 parliamentary elections in South Korea. However, Kim was a candidate in theindirect 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 the1950 parliamentary elections, but received only 0.3% of the vote, failing to win a seat. It received the same vote share in the1960 elections, again failing to win a seat. It nominatedChŏn Chin-han [ko] as its candidate for theMay 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 theJune 1967 parliamentary elections, the party remained seatless.
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kim Ku | 13 | 6.67 | Not elected |
| 1967 | Jeon Jin-han [ko] | 232,179 | 2.10 | Not elected |
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1948 | Kim Ku | 65 | 32.99 | 62 | 31.63 | Not elected |
| 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 | |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 / 58 | Extra-parliamentary |
1929년 조소앙에 의해 기초된 한국 독립당의 강령에 있는 "균점", "평등"의 3균주의적 표현에서사회민주주의의 경향을 엿볼 수 있다.
