Yokohama City Council
Legislature of Yokohama City, Japan
LDP （36）
CDP（20）
Komeito （16）
JCP （9）
Kanagawa Network（1）
Independents （4）
Voting system
Last election
Japan, Yokohama City Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Naka Ward, Honcho, 6-50-10.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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Electoral districts
| Electoral districts[5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Representatives' compensation and benefits
| Position | Monthly remuneration | Annual bonus | Government activity allowance | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
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)
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