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 State Seats ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Grüne NEOS KPÖ TK FRITZ MFG Term Lastelection Nextelection Ref Burgenland 36 8 17 9 2 – 5 years 2025 2030 Carinthia 36 7 15 9 – – 5 5 years 2023 2028 Lower Austria 5623 12 14 4 3 5 years 2023 2028 Salzburg 36 12 7 10 3 – 4 5 years 2023 2028 Styria 4813 10 17 3 3 2 5 years 2024 2029 Tyrol 3614 7 7 3 2 3 5 years 2022 2027 Upper Austria 5622 11 11 7 2 3 6 years 2021 2027 Vienna 100 10 43 22 15 10 5 years 2025 2030 Vorarlberg 3615 3 11 4 3 5 years 2024 2029
Parties involved in government are shaded; parties leading governments are indicated in bold.
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States Map
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