Odelsting
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The Odelsting was one of the two former chambers of the Norwegian Parliament, historically responsible for initiating and passing most legislation before Norway adopted a unicameral system.
Aliases (1)
- Odelstinget ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
component of parliament
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former legislative chamber → |
| abolishedBy |
constitutional amendment of 2007
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| appliesTo |
members of the Storting elected from across Norway
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| buildingLocation |
Karl Johans gate, Oslo
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| classification |
defunct political institution of Norway
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| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Norway
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| continent |
Europe
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| country |
Norway
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| decisionMakingMode |
majority vote
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| disputeResolutionMechanism |
joint session of the Storting
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| effectiveAbolitionDate |
1 October 2009
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| governmentBranch |
legislative branch of Norway
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| hadMembers |
Norwegian MPs (Storting representatives)
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| hasNorwegianName |
Odelstinget
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| hasRole |
initiating legislation
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lower chamber in a bicameral system → passing legislation → |
| historicalFunction |
main chamber for ordinary legislation in Norway
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part of a modified bicameral system within a formally unicameral parliament → |
| jurisdiction |
national legislation of Norway
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| languageOfName |
Norwegian
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| legalStatusAfter2009 |
no longer exists as a separate chamber
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| legalSystem |
Norwegian law
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| legislativeBodyOf |
Norway
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| legislativeProcedure |
first chamber to consider most bills
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sent approved bills to Lagting for second consideration → |
| meetingPlace |
Parliament of Norway Building, Oslo
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| namedAfter |
odel (allodial land right)
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| oppositeChamber |
Lagting
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| oversightFunction |
participation in parliamentary scrutiny of the government
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| parliamentName |
Stortinget
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| partOf |
Storting
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| politicalSystemContext |
parliamentary democracy of Norway
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| reasonForAbolition |
desire for more efficient and clearer unicameral procedure
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| region |
Northern Europe
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| relatedReform |
reform simplifying the Storting to a single chamber
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| replacedBy |
unicameral Storting
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| scope |
national
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| seatingArrangement |
separate chamber within the Storting building
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| selectionMethod |
members of Storting divided internally into Odelsting and Lagting
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| timePeriod |
existed until the 2009 parliamentary term
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| typeOfLegislationHandled |
most government proposals
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ordinary bills → |
| usedVotingSystem |
parliamentary roll-call and electronic voting (in later years)
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lagting
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hasCounterpart |
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Odelsting
("Odelstinget")
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hasNorwegianName |
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Parliament of Norway
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previousChamber |