Landtage of the Austrian federal states

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The Landtage of the Austrian federal states are the unicameral legislative assemblies of Austria’s nine provinces, responsible for regional lawmaking and political representation at the state level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly system
subnational legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Austrian federal states
componentOf political system of Austria
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitutional Law of Austria
surface form: Austrian Federal Constitutional Law
constitutionalStatus autonomous within federal framework
country Austria
electoralSystem proportional representation (typical)
establishedInCurrentForm Second Republic of Austria
surface form: Second Austrian Republic
governanceScope regional
governingLevel state level
hasJurisdictionOver areas of legislation not reserved to the federation
state administrative organization
state budget
state constitution (within federal limits)
hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Burgenland

Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Carinthia

Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Lower Austria

Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Salzburg

Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Styria

Landtag of Tyrol
Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtag of Upper Austria

Landtag of Vorarlberg
Vienna City Council and Landtag
higherLegislature Austrian Parliament
surface form: Parliament of Austria
historicalPrecursor Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Landtage of the Cisleithanian crown lands
languageOfWork German
legislativeFunction amendment of state constitution
budget approval at state level
enactment of state laws
regional lawmaking
legislativeStructure unicameral
meetsIn respective state parliament buildings
memberOfCategory state legislatures of Austria
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfLegislatures 9
numberOfSubdivisionsRepresented 9
politicalFunction election of state government
oversight of state government
political representation at state level
relatedTo federalism in Austria
representationBasis population of the state
seatType state capital (for each Landtag)
subdivisionType federal state
termLength typically 5 years
typeOfBody representative assembly

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Landtage of the Austrian federal states appliesToJurisdiction Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Austrian federal states
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Burgenland
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Carinthia
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Lower Austria
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Upper Austria
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Salzburg
Landtage of the Austrian federal states hasPart Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtag of Styria
Landtage of the Austrian federal states historicalPrecursor Landtage of the Austrian federal states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Landtage of the Cisleithanian crown lands
Upper Austria legislature Landtage of the Austrian federal states
this entity surface form: Landtag of Upper Austria
Federal Council membersAppointedBy Landtage of the Austrian federal states
subject surface form: Federal Council (Austria)