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Strength of the Political Groups in the House of Councillors
(As of February 14, 2012)
| Political Groups in the House | Number of Members | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| The Democratic Party and The Shin-Ryokufukai | 104 (20) | DP-SR |
| Liberal Democratic Party, The Sunrise Party of Japan and Group of Independents | 86 (16) | LDP-SPJ-GI |
| New Komeito | 19 (3) | NK |
| Your Party | 11 (0) | YP |
| Japanese Communist Party | 6 (2) | JCP |
| Social Democratic Party | 4 (1) | SDP |
| The People's New Party | 4 (1) | PN |
| New Renaissance Party | 2 (0) | NRP |
| New Party DAICHI-SHINMINSHU | 2 (0) | DS |
| Independents | 4 (1) | - |
| INCUMBENTS | 242 (44) | - |
| Vacancies | 0 | - |
| MEMBERSHIP | 242 | - |
Notes: Figures in parentheses show the number of women members.
Most house members belong to political groups, which is formed based on their political parties. On this Web site, the names of the political groups are abbreviated as listed above for layout reasons. These abbreviations are not the official abbreviations for the various political groups.