Landsting (as part of the Rigsdag)

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Landsting was the upper chamber of Denmark’s bicameral Rigsdag parliament, functioning from the mid-19th century until its abolition in 1953.

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Landsting (as part of the Rigsdag) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislative body ⓘ
upper house ⓘ
abolishedIn 1953 ⓘ
authorityOver budget approval (shared with Folketing) ⓘ
national legislation ⓘ
chamberType upper chamber ⓘ
characteristic more conservative than Folketing ⓘ
represented wealthier and older voters ⓘ
coexistedWith bicameral Rigsdag ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Danish Constitution of 1849 ⓘ
constitutionalChange reformed by the 1866 constitutional revision ⓘ
reformed by the 1915 constitutional revision ⓘ
country Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
countryDuringExistence Kingdom of Denmark within the Danish Realm ⓘ
dissolved 1953 ⓘ
endTime 1953 ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century Danish politics ⓘ
20th century Danish politics ⓘ
inception 1849 ⓘ
jurisdiction Denmark ⓘ
languageOfWork Danish ⓘ
legislativeProcessRole co-legislation with Folketing ⓘ
review of bills passed by Folketing ⓘ
legislatureOf Denmark ⓘ
location Copenhagen ⓘ
lowerHouse Folketing ⓘ
meetsIn Christiansborg Palace ⓘ
nativeLabel Landstinget ⓘ
numberOfChambersInParliament 2 ⓘ
oversightRole check on Folketing legislation ⓘ
parliamentarySystem bicameral system ⓘ
partOf Rigsdag ⓘ
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy of Denmark ⓘ
reasonForAbolition adoption of the 1953 Danish constitution ⓘ
replacedBy unicameral Folketing ⓘ
linked to: Folketing
seat Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen ⓘ
selectionMethod indirectly elected by electors ⓘ
royally appointed members (in some periods) ⓘ
sessionType regular sessions of the Rigsdag ⓘ
sisterChamber Folketing ⓘ
startTime 1849 ⓘ
status defunct legislative body ⓘ
succeededBy unicameral Danish Parliament (Folketing) ⓘ
votingSystem indirect election (for most of its existence) ⓘ
partly appointed members (in some periods) ⓘ
restricted franchise ⓘ

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Danish Constitution of 1849 → establishedInstitution → Landsting (as part of the Rigsdag) ⓘ