Distribution of Seats in The Austrian Landtage

Distribution Of Seats In The Austrian Landtage

Eight political parties are represented in the Landtage legislative assemblies of the nine Austrian states. Currently the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and The Greens are represented in all state diets, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) lost its seats in the Styrian state election of 2005. The Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPK) forms a common faction with the FPÖ in the National Council of Austria.

Seats ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Greens FPK FRITZ KPÖ LBL Election duration Last Election Next election Source
Burgenland 36 13 18 3 1 1 5 years 2010 2015
Carinthia 36 6 11 2 17 5 years 2009 2014
Lower Austria 56 31 15 6 4 5 years 2008 2013
Upper Austria 56 28 14 9 5 6 years 2009 2015
Salzburg 36 14 15 5 2 5 years 2009 2014
Styria 56 22 23 6 3 2 5 years 2010 2015
Tyrol 36 16 5 4 4 7 5 years 2008 2013
Vorarlberg 36 20 3 9 4 5 years 2009 2014
Vienna 100 13 49 27 11 5 years 2010 2015
Total 448 163 153 69 36 17 7 2 1

The seats of ruling parties are in bold fonts.

The Austrian Landtage are unicameral legislatures, according to the Constitution of Austria deciding in all matters unless explicitly subject of federal legislation. On the federal level they are represented in the Federal Council of Austria.

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