List of state electoral districts in Saarland
The list of Landtag constituencies in Saarland lists all constituencies for the election of the Saarland Landtag .
Current
The Saarland state parliament has 51 members . Of these, 41 are elected via the constituency lists of the three constituencies. Another 10 MPs are elected via state lists. Within the constituencies, the votes are distributed to the candidates on the district lists of the parties according to the d'Hondt procedure . The distribution of votes on the state lists ensures that the proportion of votes between the parties and the mandates is proportional.
The constituencies themselves are regulated in Section 3 of the State Electoral Act:
history
In 1947, the Saarland constitution regulated in Article 69: "The Landtag is re-elected by district after the first five-year legislative period. Thereafter, new elections for six years take place every two years in one of the three constituencies." This approach would have resulted in a continuous election campaign . By law of April 10, 1953, the constitution was changed to the effect that the entire state parliament is to be re-elected every five years.