Landsting (Denmark)

The country Sting (Danish Landstinget ) the First Chamber of the Danish parliament ( Rigsdag ). This originated with the Constitution of 5 June 1849 which abolished the absolute monarchy. The second, equal chamber was the Folketing. As part of a constitutional reform in 1953, the county council was abolished, while the Folketing took over as the sole chamber, the authority and duties of the old Reichstag.

Suffrage

Only about one-seventh of the adult population had the right to vote; Women, paupers, servants, convicted felons and bankrupts were excluded. The 51 members of the country Stings were indirectly elected by electors. Eligible for the county council were only persons over 40 years and with a high income. This meant that the deputies in the county council by majority the Conservatives ( højre ) belonged.

The parliamentary system has been reformed several times. November 1863, the Constitution had failed, which led to the German -Danish War and the loss of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. 1866 a further reform was carried out. This increased the number of seats in the county council on 66th Of these, twelve were from the king (de facto finally by the government ) appointed a deputy was dispatched from the Faroese Løgting. The remaining 53 deputies were elected indirectly as before. The constitutional reform of 1915 eröhte the number of deputies in the county council on 72 Instead of an appointment by the king could now, the outgoing county council choose 18 members in the new county council. 1920-1953 included the chamber 76 deputies.

1915, women received the right to vote and servants. It was first used in 1918 for the application.