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A Landtag (plural Landtage ) is the Parliament of a Land in Germany.

All the Landtage are elected according to a system of representation proportional. Only the parties which obtained more than 5% of the valid votes of the Land are represented, except for the Land of Bremen where it is enough to gain 5% of the votes in only one of the two cities.

The duration of a legislature is in general five years, except in the Länder of Bremen, Hamburg and Mecklembourg-Poméranie Western where it is four years. In Saxony-Anhalt, a prolonging change of the constitution spending this duration from four to five years will come into effect with the elections of March 26th, 2006.

The Landtag of Berlin is named Abgeordnetenhaus , the Landtage of Bremen and Hamburg is named Bürgerschaft .

Each Land has its own electoral law.

Bade-Wurtemberg

Composition: at least 120 deputies, including 70 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: March 26th, 2006. Next elections: 2011.

Lower Saxony

Composition: at least 155 deputies, including 100 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: February 2nd, 2003.

Next elections: winter 2007/08.

Bavaria

Composition: at least 180 deputies, including 92 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: September 21st, 2003. Next elections: autumn 2008.

Berlin (Abgeordnetenhaus)

Composition: at least 130 deputies, including 78 elected officials in districts électorales
Last let us électons: October 21st, 2001. Next elections: autumn 2006.

Brandebourg

Composition: at least 88 deputies, including 44 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: September 19th, 2004. Next elections: autumn 2009.

Bremen (Bürgerschaft)

Composition: 83 deputies, including 16 elected officials in the town of Bremerhaven
Last elections: May 25th, 2003.
The 67 deputies elected in the proper town of Bremen form at the same time the Council of city (Stadtbürgerschaft). Less personal divergences are possible because of the communal right to vote of the citizens of the European Union.

Next elections: spring 2007.

Hamburg (Bürgerschaft)

Composition: 121 deputies, all elected by poll proportional. An electoral reform was adopted by referendum on June 13rd, 2004.
Last elections: February 29th, 2004.

Next elections: winter 2007/08.

Hesse

Composition: at least 110 deputies, including 55 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: February 2nd, 2003.

Next elections: winter 2007/08.

Mecklembourg-Poméranie Western

Composition: at least 71 deputies, including 36 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: September 22nd, 2002.

Next elections: September 2006.

Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia

Composition: at least 181 deputies, including 128 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: May 22nd, 2005.

Next elections: spring 2010.

the Rhineland-Palatinat

Composition: at least 101 deputies, including 51 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: March 26th, 2006.

Next elections: 2011.

the Saar

Composition: 51 deputies, all elected by poll proportionnel
Last elections: September 5th, 2004.

Next elections: autumn 2009.

Saxony

Composition: at least 120 deputies, including 60 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: September 19th, 2003.

Saxony-Anhalt

Composition: at least 99 deputies, including 49 elected officials in districts élecotrales
Last elections: April 21st, 2002.

Next elections: March 26th, 2006.

the Schleswig-Holstein

Composition: at least 69 deputies, including 40 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: February 20th, 2005.
The party of the Danish minority (SSW) is released from the clause of 5% of the valid votes for the representation in Landtag.

Next elections: winter 2009/10.

Thuringe

Composition: at least 88 deputies, including 44 elected officials in districts électorales
Last elections: June 13rd, 2004.

Next elections: summer 2009.

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