The Osaka Prefectural Assembly (大阪府議会, Ōsaka-fu gikai) 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.
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.
Electoral districts of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly[4]
^"会派の結成について" [On the formation of parliamentary groups [pdf or Word]] (in Japanese). Ōsaka fugikai [Osaka prefectural assembly]. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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