Osaka City Council

Osaka City Council

大阪市会

Ōsaka-shikai
Osaka City Council ; 大阪市会; Ōsaka-shikai
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1889 (municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) ;
Leadership
President (gichō)	Kazutaka Ohashi, Osaka Ishin ; since May 27, 2021
Vice-President (fuku-gichō)	Teruaki Nishizaki, Komeito ; since May 27, 2021
Structure
Political groups	Majority (64) Osaka Ishin（46） Komeito （18） Minority (17) Liberal Democratic Party （11） Independents （4） Communist Party （2）
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	April 9, 2023
Meeting place
	Japan, Osaka City Hall, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Kita Ward, Nakanoshima, 1-3-20.
Website
	大阪市会

The Osaka City Council (大阪市会, Ōsaka-shi kai) is the legislature of Osaka City. It is responsible for the "enactment, amendment and repeal of ordinances, budgetary decisions, approval of account settlements, matters of financial importances including acquisition and disposal of city assets, and others."^[2] The assembly has a regular membership 81 members, with 41 needed to form a majority.

Overview

Members: 81
Term: 4 years
Voting System: Medium‐size constituency system (Single non-transferable vote)
President: Kazutaka Ohashi（Osaka Restoration Association）
Vice-President: Teruaki Nishizaki （Komeito）

The municipal government consists of 24 electoral districts, representing the 24 administrative wards of the city. The number of members elected from each district is proportional to the ward's population.^[3]

Members are elected to four-year terms with no term limits. Japanese citizens of voting age who have been living in Osaka city continuously for three months have the right to vote in municipal government elections, and people with voting rights who are at least 25 years old may stand as candidates.^[4]

Members meet quarterly for the regular assembly, additional extraordinary sessions are also held. There are six standing committees of the Osaka municipal government: Finance and General Affairs, Education and Economic Affairs, Public Welfare and Health, Planning and Fire Defense, Construction and Port, and Transport and Waterworks.^[5]

The municipal government meets on the 7th (government library, special committee room) and 8th (meeting hall, committee room, city government secretariat, president's office) floors of Osaka City Hall.

Representatives' compensation and benefits

Position	Monthly remuneration	Annual bonus	Government activity allowance	Annual salary
President	950,000円	5,119,200円	513,000円 / month	16,519,200円
Vice-President	844,000円	4,550,400円		14,678,400円
Member	774,000円	4,171,200円		13,459,200円
"大阪市市政§大阪市特別職の報酬等の状況（平成28年6月19日時点）" [ Osaka City Government - the situation of remuneration for Osaka City special employees (as of June 18, 2016).] (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 April 2019.

Current composition

Municipal assembly election was held on 9 April 2023 as a part of the 20th unified local elections. Prior to the election, the council was reduced in size from 83 to 81 seats.

The Osaka Restoration Association won an outright majority, as it holds in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly, gaining six seats. The party therefore no longer needs to rely on the support of Komeito.^[6]

The 9 April 2023 general election of members of the council gave the following result:^[7]

Results of the 2023 Osaka City Council election
Party	Seats	Change
Osaka Restoration Association (大阪維新の会, Ōsaka Ishin no Kai)	46	6
Komeito (公明党, Kōmeitō)	18
Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党, Jiyūminshutō)	11	6
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsantō)	2	2
Independents	4
Total	81