| 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
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
not applicable |
| Purpose of elections |
(not applicable) |
| (not applicable) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
43
18
30.65%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| 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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