House of Deputies of the Imperial Council

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The House of Deputies of the Imperial Council was the lower chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, representing the empire’s citizens in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
alsoKnownAs Abgeordnetenhaus des Reichsrates
composition elected deputies
constitutionalMonarch Emperor-King of Austria-Hungary
linked to: Emperor of Austria
constitutionalStatus part of the Imperial Council established by constitutional reforms of the 19th century
country Austria-Hungary
dissolvedWith collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918
electoralPrinciple gradually expanded suffrage in late 19th and early 20th centuries
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasPower budgetary authority
oversight of the government
participation in law‑making
hasRole lower chamber of the Imperial Council
hasUpperHouse House of Lords of the Imperial Council
historicalContext Austro-Hungarian Empire
historicalSignificance central representative institution of Cisleithanian Austria before World War I
jurisdiction Cisleithania
languageUsed German
legislativeFunction representation of citizens of the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary
legislativeType bicameral legislature lower house
locatedIn Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary
Vienna
meetsIn Reichsrat building, Vienna
oversightOf Austrian ministries responsible to the Reichsrat
parliamentaryProcedure debate and vote on proposed legislation
parliamentarySystem Reichsrat of Cisleithania
partOf Imperial Council (Austria)
politicalIdeologiesPresent conservative parties
liberal parties
nationalist parties
social democratic parties
politicalSystem constitutional monarchy
precedes lower houses of successor states after 1918
regionRepresented Cisleithanian crown lands
relatedEvent World War I
relatedInstitution Austrian Imperial government
Austro-Hungarian common ministries
represents citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Cisleithanian part)
requiresConcurrenceWith House of Lords of the Imperial Council
seat Vienna
status defunct legislative body
subordinateTo Emperor of Austria
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfRepresentation popular representation

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National Council (Austria) replaced House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
subject linked to: National Council
Hungarian Diet hasPart Table of Deputies
linked to: House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
Imperial Council (Reichsrat) hasPart House of Deputies (Austria)
linked to: House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
Imperial Council (Reichsrat) lowerHouse House of Deputies (Austria)
linked to: House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
House of Lords (Austria) lowerHouse House of Deputies (Austria)
linked to: House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
Reichsratsgebäude usedBy House of Deputies of the Imperial Council
House of Lords of the Imperial Council hasCounterpart House of Deputies of the Imperial Council