Composition of the Austrian provincial parliaments explained

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

Nine political parties are represented in the provincial parliaments, of which six are represented in more than one. Currently, the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) are represented in all nine provincial parliaments. The Greens are represented in eight, and NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) is represented in six. Also, the leftist-socialist Communist Party (KPÖ) is represented in two parliaments, while the fiscal-liberal and regionalist Team Carinthia, the populist MFG and the anti-corruption regionalist Citizens' Forum (FRITZ), are represented in one parliament each.

Composition

ProvinceSeatsÖVPSPÖFPÖGrüneNEOSKPÖTKFRITZMFGTermLast
election
Next
election
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bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=
style=text-align:leftBurgenland !3611 bgcolor=#F4C6C9 19 4 2 5 years 20202025 [1]
style=text-align:leftCarinthia !367 bgcolor=#F4C6C9 15 9 5 5 years 20232028 [2]
style=text-align:leftLower Austria !56bgcolor=#D2EDF1 23 1214 4 3 5 years 20232028 [3]
style=text-align:leftSalzburg !36bgcolor=#D2EDF1 127 10 3 4 5 years 20232028 [4]
style=text-align:leftStyria !48bgcolor=#D2EDF1 18 bgcolor=#F4C6C9 12 8 6 2 2 5 years 2019[5]
style=text-align:leftTyrol !36bgcolor=#D2EDF1 14 bgcolor=#F4C6C9 7 7 3 2 3 5 years 20222027 [6]
style=text-align:leftUpper Austria !56bgcolor=#D2EDF1 22 11 bgcolor=#C6D9EA 11 7 2 36 years 20212027 [7]
style=text-align:leftVienna !10022 bgcolor=#F4C6C9 46 8 16 bgcolor=#F7BBD4 8 5 years 2020[8]
style=text-align:leftVorarlberg !36bgcolor=#D2EDF1 17 4 5 bgcolor=#E2F2C0 7 3 5 years 2019[9]

Parties involved in government are shaded; parties leading governments are indicated in bold.

References

  1. Web site: Landtagswahlen 2020 - Land Burgenland.
  2. Web site: Landtag - Land Kärnten.
  3. Web site: Wahlen – NÖ Landtag.
  4. Web site: Land Salzburg - der Salzburger Landtag.
  5. Web site: Abgeordnete Landtag Steiermark.
  6. Web site: Tiroler Landtag.
  7. Web site: Land Oberösterreich - Wahlen - Ergebnis.
  8. Web site: Wiener Landtag.
  9. Web site: Startseite - Landtag - Land Vorarlberg.