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Election Commission

Last Updated March 4, 2024

1.What is the Election Commission?

2.Types of Elections Related to the Election Commission

3.Guidance of polling place

4.Changes in the number of electoral registrants

5.Turnout

6.Electoral list reading situation

7.Other Information and Links on Elections

(1) Election Administration Agency

The Election Commission is an executive body that is usually set up by local governments to manage office work related to elections (Article 181 of the Local Government Act). Yokohama, a government-designated city, has Election Administration Committees in all 18 wards in addition to the city's Election Commission.

(2) Office work of Election Administration Committee

The Election Administration Committee is responsible for election affairs such as electoral lists and voting and counting affairs, as well as office work to select prospective judges and prospective prosecutor judge candidates.

(3) Organization of the Election Commission

The Nishi Ward Election Commission is a collaborative body composed of four members.
Members are elected by Congress from those who have the right to vote, are noble, and have fair insight into politics and elections.
The term of office of the committee is four years. The chairperson shall be elected from among the members and shall be in charge of the proceedings.
In addition, ward election administration committee sets office in Nishi Ward Office and is to perform paperwork. Nishi Ward Office General Affairs Division Statistics and Elections Section is responsible for the office of the Nishi Ward Election Commission.

(4) Scheduled to be held at the Nishi Ward Election Commission

The schedule of the Nishi Ward Election Commission is as follows:
Date and timeVenue
10:30 on Friday, April 19, 20244A meeting room on the 4th floor

※As of March 1, 2024
The date and time of the event are subject to change, so if you would like to observe, please confirm by telephone in advance.

(5) About hearing of Election Administration Committee

  • Capacity 4 (If the capacity is exceeded, it will be a lottery.)
  • Reception Please come to Election Administration Commission Secretariat (50th window on the 4th floor) 30 minutes to 10 minutes before the start of the meeting.
  • Depending on the agenda to be discussed, it may not be disclosed.

※As for the details of hearing, please see Nishi Ward Election Administration Committee meeting hearing summary (PDF: 212KB).

Reference about hearing
Nishi Ward, General Affairs Division Statistics and Elections Section Phone 045-320-8314

(6) About publication of minutes summary of minutes of Election Administration Committee

●You can see the point of the Nishi Ward Election Administration Committee Minutes in Portable Document Format.

pdfApril 7, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 100KB)

pdfApril 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 103KB)

pdfMay 19, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 102KB)

pdfJune 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)

pdfJuly 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)

pdfSeptember 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 58KB)

pdfOctober 20, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 59KB)

pdfNovember 17, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)

pdfDecember 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 52KB)

pdfDecember 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)

pdfJanuary 19, 2024 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)

pdfFebruary 16, 2024 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)
●The summary of the proceedings of the previous year are as follows.

pdf2017 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 244KB)

pdf2018 Nishi-ku, Yokohama Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 309KB)

pdf2019 (FY2019) Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 115KB)

pdf2020 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 290KB)

pdfSummary of 2021 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 210KB)

pdfSummary of 2022 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 291KB)

The types of elections related to the Election Commission are as follows.
Type of electionTerm of officeDate of expirationRemarks
House of Representatives general election4 years
(In case of dissolution, until dissolution)
October 30, 2025Nishi Ward is the second district of Kanagawa Prefecture.
House of Councilors ordinary election6 years

July 28, 2025
July 25, 2028

Half of the reelected every three years
Kanagawa governor's election4 yearsApril 22, 2027――
Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly electionApril 29, 2027The number of Nishi Ward is one.
The Mayor of Yokohama ElectionsAugust 29, 2025――
Yokohama congressist electionApril 29, 2027The number of Nishi Ward is two.

About polling place, please confirm in "guidance of polling place" mailed at the time of election by all means.



The Nishi Ward Election Commission registers on the electoral list based on Article 22 of the Public Office Election Law.
There are two types of registration: election registration, which is performed at each election, and regular registration performed in March, June, September, and December every year.
In each case, the Election Commission registers based on the records in the Basic Resident Register.

Changes in Voters at the time of regular registration (for the past three years)
Scheduled registration dateMen (people)Female (people)Total (People)
December 1, 202042,86543,00085,865
March 1, 202142,83042,91885,748
June 1, 202142,84442,89285,736
September 1, 202143,00443,13786,141
December 1, 202143,05443,09786,151
March 1, 202242,95543,11986,074
June 1, 202242, 90943, 19486, 103
September 1, 202243, 25243, 50586, 757
December 1, 202243, 34543, 54786, 892
March 1, 202343, 27743, 50386, 780
June 1, 202343,20443,46086,664
September 1, 202343,61743,63787,254
December 1, 202343,67543,59387,268

Regarding various data in the election


http://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/senkyo/data/
Please refer to the following page for more information.

According to the provisions of the Public Office Election Law, the Election Commission shall publish at least once a year, publish the name of the applicant, the target of browsing, and the outline of the purpose of use, etc., regarding the status of browsing of the electoral list abstracts. .

The electoral list browsing status in Nishi Ward from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 is as follows.

From October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023
pdfList of electoral list reading situation (PDF: 193KB)

From April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023
pdfList of electoral list reading situation (PDF: 190KB)

Please refer to the following page for various data on elections and voting information, frequently asked questions.

Yokohama-shi Election Commission


https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/senkyo/data/


Kanagawa Election Commission


http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f5/ (external site)


Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Election and Political Funds


https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo/senkyo_s/ (external site)


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For inquiries to this page

Nishi Ward General Affairs Department General Affairs Division

Phone: 045-320-8308

Phone: 045-320-8308

Fax: 045-322-9847

Email address: ni-somu@city.yokohama.jp

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