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State parliaments of Austria

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The Austrian state parliaments 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 state parliaments are represented in the Federal Council.

Nine political parties are represented in the state 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 state 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

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State Seats ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Grüne NEOS KPÖ TK FRITZ MFG Term Last
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Burgenland36 81792– 5 years2025 2030[1]
Carinthia36 7159––5 5 years2023 2028[2]
Lower Austria56 23121443 5 years2023 2028[3]
Salzburg36 127103–4 5 years2023 2028[4]
Styria48 131017332 5 years2024 2029[5]
Tyrol36 1477323 5 years2022 2027[6]
Upper Austria56 221111723 6 years2021 2027[7]
Vienna100 1043221510 5 years2025 2030[8]
Vorarlberg36 1531143 5 years2024 2029[9]
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Parties involved in government are shaded; parties leading governments are indicated in bold.

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