Abgeordnetenhaus (Württemberg)
Several legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been called ''Abgeordnetenhaus'': * ''Abgeordnetenhaus'' of Berlin, state parliament for the State of Berlin, Germany * ''Abgeordnetenhaus'' (Prussia) (1850–1918), one of two parliamentary chambers for the Kingdom of Prussia * ''Abgeordnetenhaus'' (Austria) (1867–1918), one of two chambers in the Austrian Imperial Council (''Reichsrat'') parliament See also * House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

Abgeordnetenhaus Of Berlin
The of Berlin (House of Representatives) () is the state parliament ('' Landtag'') of Berlin, Germany according to the city-state's constitution. In 1993, the parliament moved from Rathaus Schöneberg to its present house on Niederkirchnerstraße in Mitte, which until 1934 was the seat of the Prussian Landtag. The current president of the parliament is Cornelia Seibeld ( CDU). History The was established by the new constitution of West Berlin in 1951. It replaced the former city legislature called ''Stadtverordnetenversammlung'' (city deputies assembly), established by the Prussian Reforms in 1808 and re-established by Allied-initiated state elections of 1946. Between 1951 and 1990 the was a parliament of restricted autonomy, since the Allied Control Council required that all its legislation and its elections, such as those of mayors and the senators (then still elected and not yet appointed by the mayor), be subject to Western Allied confirmation or rejection. Afte ...
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Abgeordnetenhaus (Prussia)
The Prussian House of Representatives () was the lower chamber of the Landtag of Prussia (), the parliament of Prussia from 1850 to 1918. Together with the upper house, the House of Lords (), it formed the Prussian bicameral legislature. The Prussian House of Representatives was established by the Prussian constitution of 5 December 1848, with members elected according to the three-class franchise. At first it was called simply the "Second Chamber," with the name "House of Representatives" (') introduced in 1855. Franchise From 1849, the election of representatives within the Kingdom of Prussia was performed according to the three-class franchise system. The election was indirect. In the primary election, those with the right to vote went to the ballot and, in three separate classes, chose electors, who, in turn, chose the representatives for their constituency. Several attempts to reform the voting procedure, which heavily favoured the Conservatives, were rebuffed by the Hou ...
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Abgeordnetenhaus (Austria)
The House of Deputies (, , , ) was, from 1861, the lower house of the bicameral Imperial Council (Austria), Imperial Council parliament of the Austrian Empire and, from 1867 to 1918, of the Cisleithanian lands within Austria-Hungary. The upper chamber was the House of Lords (Austria), House of Lords. History The first provisional Chamber of Deputies, chamber of deputies established in Austria was held in 1861 in the Währing, Währinger Straße in Vienna, in the building referred to as the " Schmerling Theater " which was used until 1883 to accommodate parliamentary meetings. In 1867 the first allocations of seats were established among parliamentarians who were framed in the number of 203: 54 Bohemia, Bohemians, 38 Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicians, 22 Moravians and 18 Austrians. A subsequent electoral reform of 1873 brought the number of members from 203 to 353 also to open up this lower house more to the bourgeoisie and to favor the greater participation of non-aristocratic ...
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