Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly 東京都議会 Tōkyō-to Gikai |
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| Founded | January 1879 as Tōkyō-fukai 1943 as Tōkyō-to-gikai April 17, 1947 (current local autonomy law) |
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President (gichō)
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Toshiaki Yoshino, Liberal Democratic Party
Since August 2013 |
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Vice President (fuku-gichō)
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Hajime Fujii, Kōmeitō
Since August 2013 |
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| Seats | 127 assembly members |
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Political groups
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Metropolitan Government (3) ()Neutral (2)
Everyone's Reform (1)
Metropolitan Opposition (122)
LDP (60)
Kōmeitō (23)
JCP (17)
Assembly DP (14)
Seikatsusha (3)
A Tokyo That Can Take a Deep Breath (1)
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Last election
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2013, 2016 (by-election) |
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Metropolitan Government (3)
Neutral (2)
Metropolitan Opposition (122)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (東京都議会 Tōkyō-to gikai?) is the prefectural parliament of Tokyo.
Its 127 members are elected every four years in 42 districts by single non-transferable vote. 23 electoral districts equal the Special wards of Tokyo, another 18 districts are made up by the cities, towns and villages in the Western part of the prefecture, one district consists of the outlying islands (Ogasawara and Izu Islands).
The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, approving the budget (5.7 billion yen in fiscal 2007) and voting on important administrative appointments made by the governor including the vice governors.
Due to the special nature of the Tokyo Metropolis compared to other prefectures, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has certain powers that would usually fall into the responsibilities of municipal parliaments. This is to ensure efficient and unified urban administration for the 23 special wards that cover the former city of Tokyo and comprise the urban core of the Greater Tokyo Area.
The Tokyo prefectural election, 2013 took place on June 23, 2013. All 82 candidates nominated by the national-level ruling coalition of LDP and Kōmeitō were elected. The DPJ was reduced to fourth party, falling behind the Communists who picked up nine seats. Turnout was the second lowest in history at 43.5%, down from 54.5% in 2009.
As of August 2, 2016 the assembly was composed as follows:
Most electoral districts correspond to current municipalities, but several districts correspond to former counties (the counties, abolished as administrative unit in 1921, had initially by definition served as electoral districts for prefectural assemblies in the Empire), namely the West Tama (Nishi-Tama), North Tama (Kita-Tama) and South Tama (Minimi-Tama) counties. The towns and villages on the islands have never been subordinate to counties, but to four subprefectures that together form the islands electoral district.
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