30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Section 25 of the Political Parties Act 2011 states as follows:

The Fund shall be distributed as follows—
(a) eighty per cent of the Fund proportionately by reference to the total number of votes secured by each political party in the preceding general election;
(aa) fifteen per cent of the Fund proportionately to political parties qualifying under paragraph (a) based on the number of candidates of the party from special interest groups elected in the preceding general election ; and

(b) five per cent for the administration expenses of the Fund.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a political party shall not be entitled to receive funding from the Fund if—
(a) the party does not secure at least three per cent of the total number of votes at the preceding general elections; or
(b) more than two-thirds of its registered office bearers are of the same gender;
(ba) the party does not have, in its governing body, representation of special interest groups;