The Landtag of Bavaria is the unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Between 1946 and 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum. The Maximilianeum, a palatial building in Munich, was built as a home of a gifted students´ foundation and also houses the Bavarian Landtag (state parliament since
Elections to the Landtag are held every five years[1] and have to be conducted on a Sunday or public holiday[2]. The following elections have to be held no earlier then 59 month and no later then 62 month after the previous one[3], unless the Landtag is dissolved.
The next elections to the Bavarian Landtag are held on 28 September 2008[4]. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Composition of the Landtag after the 2003 elections
The last elections to the Bavarian Landtag were held on 21 September 2003. The Bavaria state election 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature of Bavaria. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
| Party | Vote | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Union | 60. 7% | 124 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 19. 6% | 41 |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 7. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional 7% | 15 |
| Total | 180 |
The state government is formed by the CSU, with Günther Beckstein as Minister-president. Günther Beckstein ( (born November 23 1943 in Hersbruck, Germany) is a Bavarian CSU Politician and since October 9 2007 A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers He replaced Edmund Stoiber in this office in September 2007, who had been Minister President of Bavaria since 1998. Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber ( (born September 28, 1941) is a German politician, former Minister-president of the state
The 2003 election win for the CSU was the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany for a party to win a two-thirds majority of seats in an assembly at any level[5]. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes
Election results in percent 1946 - 2003
| Year | CSU | SPD | B'90/Grüne | KPD | FDP | BP | BHE DG | GB BHE | NPD | WAV | Rep | FW | ödp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 58,3 | 28,8 | 5,3 | 2,5 | 5,1 | ||||||||
| 1946 | 52,3 | 28,6 | 6,1 | 5,7 | 7,4 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 27,4 | 28,0 | 7,1 | 17,9 | 12,3 | ||||||||
| 1954 | 38,0 | 28,1 | 7,2 | 13,2 | 10,2 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 45,6 | 30,8 | 5,6 | 8,1 | 8,6 | ||||||||
| 1962 | 47,5 | 35,3 | 5,9 | 4,8 | 5,1 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 48,1 | 35,8 | 5,1 | 3,2 | 7,4 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 56,4 | 33,3 | 5,6 | 1,3 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 62,1 | 30,2 | 5,2 | 0,8 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 59,1 | 31,4 | 6,2 | 0,4 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 58,3 | 31,9 | 4,6 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0,4 | |||||||
| 1986 | 55,8 | 27,5 | 7,5 | 3,8 | 0,6 | 3,0 | 0,7 | ||||||
| 1990 | 54,9 | 26,0 | 6,4 | 5,2 | 0,8 | 4,9 | 1,7 | ||||||
| 1994 | 52,8 | 30,0 | 6,1 | 2,8 | 1,0 | 3,9 | 2,1 | ||||||
| 1998 | 52,9 | 28,7 | 5,7 | 1,7 | 0,7 | 3,6 | 3,7 | 1,8 | |||||
| 2003 | 60,7 | 19,6 | 7,7 | 2,6 | 0,8 | 2,2 | 4,0 | 2,0 |
Source:Wahlergebnisse seit 1946. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional The Communist Party of Germany ( German Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands &ndash KPD) was a major political party in Germany between 1918 The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. The Bavaria Party (Bayernpartei is a Political party in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. The National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands NPD is a German pan-German nationalist and White nationalist political The Republicans (Die Republikaner REP) is a Nationalist conservative Political party in Germany. The Ecological Democratic Party ( German: Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei, ÖDP is an environmentalist Political party in Germany. Bavarian Landtag. Retrieved on 2008-06-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
Parties:
- BP: Bavaria Party - Bayernpartei
- CSU: Christian Social Union of Bavaria - Christlich Soziale Union Bayerns
- FDP: Free Democratic Party - Freie Demokratische Partei
- FW: Independents - Freie Wähler
- GB/BHE: Gesamtdeutscher Block/Block der Heimatvertriebenen und Entrechteten
- B'90/Grüne: Alliance '90/The Greens - Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
- KPD: Communist Party of Germany - Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
- NPD: National Democratic Party of Germany - Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands
- ödp: Ecological Democratic Party - Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei
- Rep: The Republicans - Die Republikaner
- SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschland
- WAV: Wirtschaftliche Aufbau Vereinigung
See also
External links
- Official website of the Bavarian Landtag (in German)
- Official website of the Bavarian Landtag (in English)
- Landeswahlgesetz - Laws and regulations governing elections in Bavaria (in German)
- Website of the Bavarian government (in German)
- Website of the Bavarian government (in English)
References
- ^ Landtag A-Z - Legislaturperiode (in German) Landtag website, accessed: 06 June 2008
- ^ Tag der Abstimmung - Election date (in German) Landeswahlgesetz, accessed: 6 June 2008
- ^ Bavarian costitution - Article 16 Legislative terms, new elections Landtag website, accessed: 7 June 2008
- ^ Wahltermine in Deutschland - Election dates for Germany (in German) Website of the Deutscher Bundestag, accessed: 06 June 2008
- ^ Stoiber - Dominant But Not Omnipotent American Institute for contemporary German studies, author: Prof. Heimatvertriebene ( German for "expellees" are Ethnic Germans who fled or were expelled after World War II from many countries who The Bavaria state election 1998, was conducted on September 13, 1998, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature of Bavaria. The Bavaria state election 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature of Bavaria. The 2008 Bavarian state election was held on September 28, 2008. The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. Clayton Clemens, accessed: 7 June 2008
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