Landsting (Danish Reichstag)

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The meeting room of the Landsting 1884–1928, after which the chamber moved into the newly built Christiansborg Palace . Photo by Julius Aagaard, before 1926.

The Landsting (Danish Landstinget ) was the first chamber in the Danish Reichstag (Danish Rigsdag ). This came into being with the constitution of June 5, 1849, which abolished absolute monarchy . The second chamber with equal rights was the Folketing . In the course of a constitutional reform in 1953, the Landsting was abolished; the Folketing took over its competencies and tasks as the sole chamber .

Powers

Both Folketing and Landsting were authorized to propose and adopt laws, which led to a constant rivalry between the two chambers. The budget had to be presented to the Folketing first. In the period between 1877 and 1894 there was a persistent budget crisis, as Prime Minister Estrup only had his budget provisionally approved by the Landsting.

The Folketing had the right to indict members of the government in the case of abuse of office or treason before the Imperial Court. The Imperial Court was then formed in equal parts from the Højesteret (the Supreme Court) and a corresponding number of Landstings delegates. In the history of the Landsting there were a total of four impeachment proceedings against six people (1856, 1877 and 1910).

Suffrage

The first 51 members of the Landsting were indirectly elected by electors for eight years; every 4 years half of the thing dropped out. Only around a seventh of the adult population had the right to vote; Women, alms-takers, servants, convicts and bankrupts were excluded. Only people over 40 years of age and with a high income were eligible for the Landsting. As a result, the majority of the MPs in Landsting belonged to the Conservatives ( Højre ).

The parliamentary system has been reformed several times. In 1863 the November constitution failed, which led to the German-Danish War and thus to the loss of Schleswig , Holstein and Lauenburg . Another reform was carried out in 1866. This increased the number of seats in the Landsting to 66. Of these, twelve were appointed by the king (de facto ultimately by the government) for life, and one deputy was sent by the Faroese Løgting . As before, the remaining 53 MPs were elected indirectly; 7 of these came from Copenhagen , 1 from Bornholm , the remaining 45 from the other constituencies and cities.

The constitutional reform of 1915 increased the number of MPs in the Landsting to 72. Instead of being appointed by the King, the outgoing Landsting could now elect 18 members to the new Landsting. 1920–1953 the chamber had 76 members.

In 1915 women and servants were given the right to vote . This was first used in May 1918.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Full text (Basic Law of June 5, 1953; unchanged since (May 2015))
  2. ↑ a b c d Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon 1905; Denmark
  3. ↑ § 34 Revised Basic Law of the Kingdom of Denmark .
  4. ↑ Basic Law of the Kingdom of Denmark of June 5, 1915, § 36
  5. ↑ Section 36 of the Basic Law was changed on September 10, 1920.

literature

  • Knud Fabricius, Hartvig Frisch (arr.): Den Danske Rigsdag 1849 - 1949 , volumes 1 to 6. Ed. By the State Chancellery and Reichstag Presidium, Copenhagen 1949

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