Party By The Numbers

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Public funding of elections

On April 6, the Ministry of General Affairs and Telecommunications announced its dispensation of public campaign funds to the established parties.

The winners and their winnings (in yen) are:

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
16,505,302,000

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
10,154,000,000

New Komeito
2,279,166,000 yen

Minna no To (Your Party)
1,118,299,000

Social Democratic Party (SDP)
763,697,000

People's New Party (PNP)
442,543,000

Kizuna Party (Kizuna)
275,585,000

Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party)
173,779,000

Japan New Party (JNP)
136,022,000

Shinto Kaikaku (New Renaissance Party - NRP)
119,610,000

Shinto Daichi-True DPJ
115,325,000

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The ones making out like bandits are the PNP, who after the coup last week will be splitting up amongst the six remaining members an apportionment for eight.

The Japan Communist Party (JCP), out of principle and/or basic stupidity (at times the two resemble one another), does not take public funds.


Seats in the Diet, both Houses

Following the resignations of Kamei Shizuka and Kamei Akiko from the PNP and the dissolution of the caucus linking the PNP and the JNP, the memberships of the Houses of the Diet are divided as follows.

House of Representatives

DPJ-Club of Independents 291
LDP-Association of Independents 120
New Komeito 21
JCP 9
Kizuna 9
SDP 6
Your Party 5
PNP 3
Shinto Daichi- True DPJ 3
Sunrise Party 2
independents 10
unoccupied 1

House of Councillors

DPJ-Shinryokufukai 104
LDP-Sunrise Party-Association of Independents 86
New Komeito 19
Your Party 11
JCP 6
SDP-League to Protect the Constitution 4
PNP 3
NRP 2
Shinto Daichi- True DPJ 2
independents 5

The Shinryokufukai is a party is a political relic, existing only in the name of the House of Councillors caucus.