Yokohama City Council
Yokohama City Council 横浜市会 Yokohama-shikai | |
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Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
History | |
Founded | 1889[1] | (municipal mergers of the Meiji era ()
Leadership | |
President (gichō) | Tomio Shimizu, LDP since May 18, 2021 |
Vice-President (fuku-gichō) | Masaharu Takahashi, Komeito since May 18, 2021 |
Structure | |
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Political groups | LDP (36)
CDP(20)
Komeito (16)
JCP (9)
(1)
Independents (4) |
Elections | |
Single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | April 2019 |
Meeting place | |
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横浜市会 |
The Yokohama City Council (横浜市会, Yokohama-shi kai) is the legislature of Yokohama City.
Overview[]
- Members: 86
- Term: 4 years
- Voting System: Medium‐size constituency system (Single non-transferable vote)
- President: Tomio Shimizu (LDP)[2]
- Vice-President: Masaharu Takahashi (Komeito)[3]
Current composition[]
As of 2021, the city council was composed as follows:[4]
Composition of the Yokohama City Council | ||
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Parliamentary group | Seats | |
Liberal Democratic Party | 36 | |
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan | 20 | |
Kōmeitō | 16 | |
Japanese Communist Party | 9 | |
1 | ||
Independents | 4 | |
Total | 86 |
Electoral districts[]
Electoral districts[5][6] | |||||
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District | Magnitude | District | Magnitude | District | Magnitude |
Tsurumi-ku | 7 | Kanagawa-ku | 5 | Nishi-ku | 2 |
Naka-ku | 3 | Minami-ku | 4 | Kōnan-ku | 5 |
Hodogaya-ku | 5 | Asahi-ku | 6 | Isogo-ku | 4 |
Kanazawa-ku | 5 | Kōhoku-ku | 8 | Midori-ku | 4 |
Aoba-ku | 7 | Tsuzuki-ku | 5 | Totsuka-ku | 6 |
Sakae-ku | 3 | Izumi-ku | 4 | Seya-ku | 3 |
Representatives' compensation and benefits[]
Position | Monthly remuneration | Annual bonus | Government activity allowance | Annual salary |
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President | 1,179,000円 | 5,010,750円 | 550,000円 / month | 25,758,750円 |
Vice-President | 1,061,000円 | 4,509,250円 | 23,841,250円 | |
Member | 953,000円 | 4,050,250円 | 22,086,250円 | |
"横浜市市会議員の議員報酬、費用弁償及び期末手当に関する条例" (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 April 2021. |
References[]
- ^ Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.
- ^ 議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
- ^ 副議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
- ^ City council members by parliamentary group(in Japanese)
- ^ Yokohama City Council: Organizational structure and electoral districts
- ^ 横浜市会議員定数及び各選挙区選出議員数に関する条例
External links[]
- Yokohama City Council (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Yokohama
- City councils in Japan