Yokohama_City_Council
Yokohama City Council
Legislature of Yokohama City, Japan
The Yokohama City Council (横浜市会, Yokohama-shi kai) is the legislature of Yokohama City.
Quick Facts Yokohama City Council 横浜市会, Type ...
Yokohama City Council 横浜市会 Yokohama-shikai | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1889 (1889) (municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) [1] |
| Leadership | |
President (gichō) | |
Vice-President (fuku-gichō) | |
| Structure | |
Political groups |
Kanagawa Network（1）
Independents （4） |
| Elections | |
| Single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | April 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
 Japan, Yokohama City Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Naka Ward, Honcho, 6-50-10. | |
| Website | |
| 横浜市会 | |
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- 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]
As of 2021, the city council was composed as follows:[4]
More information Composition of the Yokohama City Council, Parliamentary group ...
| 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 | |
| Kanagawa Network | 1 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
| Total | 86 | |
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More information Electoral districts, District ...
| Electoral districts[5][6] | |||||
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| District | Magnitude | District | Magnitude | District | Magnitude |
| Tsurumi-ku | 07 | Kanagawa-ku | 05 | Nishi-ku | 02 |
| Naka-ku | 03 | Minami-ku | 04 | Kōnan-ku | 05 |
| Hodogaya-ku | 05 | Asahi-ku | 06 | Isogo-ku | 04 |
| Kanazawa-ku | 05 | Kōhoku-ku | 08 | Midori-ku | 04 |
| Aoba-ku | 07 | Tsuzuki-ku | 05 | Totsuka-ku | 06 |
| Sakae-ku | 03 | Izumi-ku | 04 | Seya-ku | 03 |
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More information Position, Monthly remuneration ...
| Position | Monthly remuneration | Annual bonus | Government activity allowance | Annual salary |
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| President | 1,179,000 yen | 5,010,750 yen | 550,000 yen / month | 25,758,750 yen |
| Vice-President | 1,061,000 yen | 4,509,250 yen | 23,841,250 yen | |
| Member | 953,000 yen | 4,050,250 yen | 22,086,250 yen | |
| "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. | ||||
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- Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.
- City council members by parliamentary group(in Japanese)
- Yokohama City Council: Organizational structure and electoral districts
- Yokohama City Council (in Japanese)