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AUSTRIA
Bundesrat (Federal Council)
LAST ELECTIONS

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Bundesrat / Federal Council
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Nationalrat / National Council
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) not applicable
Purpose of elections (not applicable)
(not applicable)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Distribution of votes
Distribution of seats
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
43
18
30.65%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Source: Parliament (01.01.2012, 02.07.2013, 01.01.2015, 01.01.2017)

Note on the statutory number of members in the Federal Council:
- The President of the Republic determines the total number of members in the Federal Council as well as the allocation of seats to each of the nine federal provinces. The allocation of seats is based on the ratio between each federal province and the one with the largest population.
- Following the 2011 population census, Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) lost one seat despite an increase in its population. The number of seats allocated to the eight other federal provinces remained the same. Consequently, the statutory number of members decreased from 62 to 61 in August 2013.

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