Yokohama City Council Explained

Yokohama City Council
Native Name:	横浜市会
Native Name Lang:	ja
Transcription Name:	Yokohama-shikai
Coa Pic:	Emblem of Yokohama, Kanagawa.svg
Coa Res:	150px
Foundation:	(municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) ^[1]
House Type:	Unicameral
Leader1 Type:	President (gichō)
Leader1:	Tomio Shimizu
Election1:	May 18, 2021
Leader2 Type:	Vice-President (fuku-gichō)
Leader2:	Masaharu Takahashi
Election2:	May 18, 2021
Structure1:	横浜市会会派構成図 2020年10月.svg
Structure1 Res:	250px
Session Room:	File:Yokohama City Hall 2021-8-30.jpg
Session Res:	250px
Meeting Place:	, Yokohama City Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Naka Ward, Honcho, 6-50-10.

The 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	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
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
Web site: 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. Japanese . 9 April 2021.

External links

• Yokohama City Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan . Kiyotaka Yokomichi . The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.
2. https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shikai/gicho-fukugicho/gicho-aisatsu.html 議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
3. https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shikai/gicho-fukugicho/fukugicho-aisatsu.html 副議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
4. https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shikai/giin/kaihabetsu.html City council members by parliamentary group
5. Yokohama City Council: Organizational structure and electoral districts
6. https://cgi.city.yokohama.lg.jp/somu/reiki/reiki_honbun/g202RG00000008.html 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