Osaka Prefectural Assembly
| Osaka Prefectural Assembly 大阪府議会 Ōsaka-fugikai | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded |
1878 (edict on prefectural assemblies) 1947 (current local autonomy law) |
| Seats | 109 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2011 |
| Website | |
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www | |
The Osaka Prefectural Assembly (大阪府議会 Ōsaka-fu gikai) is the prefectural legislature of Osaka. As in all prefectures, it is elected to four year terms by single non-transferable vote in multi- and single-member districts and is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural by-laws, approving the budget and important administrative appointments in the prefectural government, including the (in Osaka: three) vice governors.
The assembly has a regular membership of 109 (including vacant seats that are filled in by-elections), but will be cut to 88 members beginning with the next general election of the assembly.
Current composition
The 2011 assembly election took place on 10 April 2011 as part of the 17th unified local elections. The Osaka Restoration Association, led by then-Osaka governor Tōru Hashimoto (now mayor of the prefectural capital Osaka City), won an outright majority. At the election on 12 April 2015, the number of members was reduced from 109 to 88. The Osaka Restoration Association remaiend the largest party in the assembly, but fell two seats short of an outright majority.
As of 3 December 2015, the assembly was composed as follows:[2]
| Composition of the Osaka assembly | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary group | Seats |
| Osaka Restoration Association (大阪維新の会 Ōsaka Ishin no Kai) | 43 |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Independents (自由民主党・無所属 Jiyūminshutō/Mushozoku) | 25 |
| Komeito (公明党 Kōmeitō) | 15 |
| Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党 Nihon Kyōsantō) | 3 |
| Democratic Party of Japan (民主党 Minshutō) | 1 |
| Total (1 vacant seat) | 88 |
Electoral districts
Following changes to the electoral districts at the April 2015, there are 88 assembly members who are elected in 53 electoral districts. Most districts cover one municipality or one ward of a designated major city (Osaka and Sakai), but some cover several wards or municipalities. The nine towns and one village within the prefecture are referred to by the district that they belong to.
References
- ↑ Osaka Prefectural Assembly for Kids: 議場の案内
- ↑ "会派別一覧" [Members by parliamentary group] (in Japanese). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Osaka Prefectural Government: Electoral districts for assembly elections (Japanese)
External links
- Osaka Prefectural Assembly (Japanese)
- Osaka Prefectural Government: Secretariat of the prefectural electoral commission (Japanese)