Mie Prefectural Assembly

Mie Prefectural Assembly

三重県議会

Mie Kengikai
Type
Type
History
Founded1878 (1878)
(first elected and convened in 1879)
Leadership
President (gichō)
Norikazu Yamamoto, Liberal Democratic Party
Vice President (fuku-gichō)
Hiroyuki Funahashi, Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)
Seats51 assembly members
Elections
Single non-transferable vote
Last election
2011
Meeting place
Website
http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/KENGIKAI/

The Mie Prefectural Assembly (三重県議会, Mie-kengikai) is the prefectural parliament of Mie.

Its 51 members are elected every four years in 17 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV). 15 electoral districts are multi-member districts, two are single-member district where SNTV becomes equivalent to First-past-the-post voting.

The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, approving the budget and voting on important administrative appointments made by the governor including the vice-governors.