Osaka Prefectural Assembly
Template:Short description Template:Infobox legislature The Template:Nihongo is the legislature of Osaka Prefecture. 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 prefecture's vice governors. The assembly has a regular membership 88 members.
Current composition
The 2019 assembly election took place on 7 April 2019 as part of the 19th unified local elections. The Osaka Restoration Association, retained its position as the largest party in the assembly, reclaimed an outright majority, as it had after the April 2011 election.
As of 30 April 2019, the assembly was composed as follows:[2]
| Composition of the Osaka assembly after the 2019 general election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary group | Seats | Change from before election |
| Template:Nihongo | 51 | +11 |
| Template:Nihongo | 16 | -8 |
| Template:Nihongo | 15 | 0 |
| Template:Nihongo | 2 | 0 |
| Template:Nihongo [includes CDP] | 2 | +1 |
| Kaikaku hoshu | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Nihongo | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | +4 (vacant seats) |
Electoral districts
Changes to the electoral districts at the April 2015 election, there are 88 assembly members who are elected in 53 electoral districts, reduced from the 109 members who were elected at the 2011 election. 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
- ↑ NHK Senkyo Web, 2019 unified elections, prefectural assembly elections: Osaka, retrieved May 23, 2019.
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- ↑ Osaka Prefectural Government: Electoral districts for assembly elections Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
External links
- Osaka Prefectural Assembly Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
- Osaka Prefectural Government: Secretariat of the prefectural electoral commission Template:In lang
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