Ex-Kizokuin councilors were, therefore, mostly independent (although there were some examples where they were working as an indenepdent councilor within Kizokuin while holding a registration within a political party).
従って、公式には貴族院議員はほとんどが無所属である（政党の党籍を持ったまま、貴族院では無所属として活動した例はある）。