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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
4.Changes in the number of electoral registrants
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
Date and time | Venue |
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10:30 on Friday, April 19, 2024 | 4A 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.
April 7, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 100KB)
April 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 103KB)
May 19, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 102KB)
June 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)
July 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)
September 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 58KB)
October 20, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 59KB)
November 17, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 54KB)
December 1, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 52KB)
December 21, 2023 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)
January 19, 2024 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)
February 16, 2024 Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 55KB)
●The summary of the proceedings of the previous year are as follows.
2017 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 244KB)
2018 Nishi-ku, Yokohama Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 309KB)
2019 (FY2019) Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 115KB)
2020 Nishi-ku, Yokohama City Election Administration Committee Minutes Summary (PDF: 290KB)
Type of election | Term of office | Date of expiration | Remarks |
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House of Representatives general election | 4 years (In case of dissolution, until dissolution) | October 30, 2025 | Nishi Ward is the second district of Kanagawa Prefecture. |
House of Councilors ordinary election | 6 years | July 28, 2025 | Half of the reelected every three years |
Kanagawa governor's election | 4 years | April 22, 2027 | ―― |
Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly election | April 29, 2027 | The number of Nishi Ward is one. | |
The Mayor of Yokohama Elections | August 29, 2025 | ―― | |
Yokohama congressist election | April 29, 2027 | The 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.
Scheduled registration date | Men (people) | Female (people) | Total (People) |
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December 1, 2020 | 42,865 | 43,000 | 85,865 |
March 1, 2021 | 42,830 | 42,918 | 85,748 |
June 1, 2021 | 42,844 | 42,892 | 85,736 |
September 1, 2021 | 43,004 | 43,137 | 86,141 |
December 1, 2021 | 43,054 | 43,097 | 86,151 |
March 1, 2022 | 42,955 | 43,119 | 86,074 |
June 1, 2022 | 42, 909 | 43, 194 | 86, 103 |
September 1, 2022 | 43, 252 | 43, 505 | 86, 757 |
December 1, 2022 | 43, 345 | 43, 547 | 86, 892 |
March 1, 2023 | 43, 277 | 43, 503 | 86, 780 |
June 1, 2023 | 43,204 | 43,460 | 86,664 |
September 1, 2023 | 43,617 | 43,637 | 87,254 |
December 1, 2023 | 43,675 | 43,593 | 87,268 |
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
List of electoral list reading situation (PDF: 193KB)
From April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023
List of electoral list reading situation (PDF: 190KB)
Please refer to the following page for various data on elections and voting information, frequently asked questions.
https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/city-info/senkyo/data/
http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f5/ (external site)
https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo/senkyo_s/ (external site)
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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
Page ID: 499-603-725