was an

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political party in

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History

Following a failed attempt to unite the

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and

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, the National Liberal Party was established in October 1890 by five

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-based members of the

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who had been elected in July.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p580 Most of the representatives had previously been members of the Daidō Club. The new party was dissolved the following year.

Election results

References

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