Distribution of seats in the Austrian Landtage

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

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Politics of Austria

Eight political parties are represented in the Landtage legislative assemblies. Currently the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) are represented in all state diets. The Green Party is represented in all but one state diet.


Table
States Seats ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Greens TS NEOS KPÖ Other Period Last Election Next Election Source
Burgenland 36 11 14 6 2   2 (LBL) - - 1 (Non-partisan) 5 years 2015 2020 [1]
Carinthia 36 6 18 9 - 3 - -   5 years 2018 2023 [2]
Lower Austria 56 29 13 8 3 - 3 -   5 years 2018 2023 [3]
Upper Austria 56 21 11 18 6 - - -   6 years 2015 2021 [4][5]
Salzburg 36 15 8 7 3 - 3 - 5 years 2018 2023 [6]
Styria 48 18 12 8 6 - 2 2   5 years 2019 2024 [7]
Tyrol 36 17 6 5 4 - 2 - 2 (FRITZ) 5 years 2018 2023 [8][9]
Vorarlberg 36 17 4 5 7 - 3 - 5 years 2019 2024 [10]
Vienna 100 7 44 34 10 - 5 -   5 years 2015 2020 [11]
Total440 136 132 104 37 5 15 2 3  

The seats of ruling parties are in bold fonts. The state governments of Carinthia, Lower Austria and Upper Austria are formed according to the principle of proportional representation.

The largest faction (Klub) usually nominates the state governor (Landeshauptmann).

Diagrams
  • Burgenland
  • Carinthia
  • Lower Austria
  • Upper Austria
  • Salzburg
  • Styria
  • Tyrol
  • Vorarlberg
  • Vienna

References
  1. 2010 election results, State Burgenland, retrieved 2010-06-02 (German).
  2. Carinthian state, Members of the state Assembly, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
  3. "Die Landtagswahlen seit 1945". www.landtag-noe.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. State Upper Austria, Distribution of seats, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
  5. State Upper Austria, State Government, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
  6. "Land Salzburg - Wahlergebnisse". www.salzburg.gv.at. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  7. http://www.landtag.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/122779989/DE/
  8. Tyrolean elections Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Results of the 2008 Tyrolean state election, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
  9. Tyrolean state government, in German, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
  10. https://vorarlberg.at/web/landtag/landtagswahl
  11. Vienna state assembly Archived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Distribution of Seats, retrieved 2010-05-15 (German).
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