Yokohama City Council

Yokohama City Council 横浜市会 Yokohama-shikai
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1889 (1889) (municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) [1]
Leadership
President (gichō)	Tomio Shimizu, LDP since May 18, 2021
Vice-President (fuku-gichō)	Masaharu Takahashi, Komeito since May 18, 2021
Structure
Political groups	LDP （36）   CDP（20）   Komeito （16）   JCP （9）   Kanagawa Network（1）   Independents （4）
Elections
Voting system	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

The Yokohama City Council (横浜市会, Yokohama-shi kai) is the legislature of Yokohama City.

Overview

Map of Council districts

• 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

1. Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.
2. 議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
3. 副議長あいさつ(2021-5-18)
4. City council members by parliamentary group(in Japanese)
5. Yokohama City Council: Organizational structure and electoral districts
6. 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)