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

Yokohama City Council

横浜市会

Yokohama-shikai
Type
Type
History
Founded1889 (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
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

Overview

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Map of Council districts


Current composition

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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

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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

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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

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