Bürgerschaft of Bremen Bremische Bürgerschaft | |
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| 21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen | |
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| Established | 1433 |
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| Seats | 87 |
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Political groups | Government (48) Opposition (39)
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Last election | 14 May 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
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| Bremische Bürgerschaft,Bremen | |
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| bremische-buergerschaft.de | |
TheState Parliament of Bremen (Bremische Bürgerschaft,lit. 'Bremish Citizenry' or'Citizenry of Bremen') is the legislative branch of theFree Hanseatic City of Bremen in Germany. The state parliament elects the members of the Senate (executive), exercises oversight of the executive, and passeslegislation. It currently consists of 87 members from six parties. The current majority is a coalition of theSocial Democratic Party,Alliance 90/The Greens andThe Left, supporting Mayor and Senate presidentAndreas Bovenschulte. The 72 delegates of the city ofBremen also form theStadtbürgerschaft (the local parliament of the city), whileBremerhaven has its own local parliament.
After the elections of14 May 2023, the composition of the Bürgerschaft is as follows:
| Party | Seats |
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| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 27 |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 24 |
| Alliance '90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) | 11 |
| The Left (Die Linke) | 10 |
| Citizens in Rage (BIW) | 10 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 5 |
After the elections of26 May 2019, the composition of the Bürgerschaft was as follows:
Composition (June 2018)
After the elections of10 May 2015, the composition of the Bürgerschaft was as follows:
After the1956 elections, the composition of the Bürgerschaft is as follows:[1]
| Party | Votes | Seats |
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| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 130,470 | 43 |
| German Party | 49,018 | 16 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 39,432 | 12 |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 31,172 | 9 |
| Socialist Reich Party | 25,813 | 8 |
| German Communist Party | 31,245 | 6 |
| Total: | 307,159 | 94 |
Elections are conducted using proportional representation systems in both voting districts Bremen (68 seats) and Bremerhaven (15 seats), with a minimum of 5% vote share per voting district to receive any seats. The 5% rule is used separately, thus allowing theGerman People's Union to join theBürgerschaft by winning 5.7% of the votes in Bremerhaven while winning only 2.75% in the whole state of Bremen.
The 68 members from Bremen also form theStadtbürgerschaft (city council for the City of Bremen only), which is elected by an extended electorate: the minimum age for voting is 16 instead of 18 and all citizens of the European Union are allowed to vote. It is the only German state parliament with a 4-year, rather than 5-year term. These additional votes created a green Stadtbürgerschaft-only member and a SPD non-Stadtbürgerschaft member from Bremen(City) after the 2003 elections.
In 1979, theBremer Grüne Liste managed to join theBürgerschaft, thus being the first Green Party to ever enter a GermanLandtag.[citation needed]
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Bremen have been:
The House of the Parliament officially opened in September 1966. Bremen's parliament building is calledHaus der Bürgerschaft. The building has a frame construction of iron-reinforced concrete. The sheathing of glass has been hung in front of this construction. The height of the building is approximately that of the level of the eaves of both the Town Hall und the houseSchütting. The folded roof was a compromise solution conceived as a means for converging and linking the building with the older buildings surrounding the historic market square. The facade of the parliament building reflects the old buildings in the mirror-like surface of the glass sheathing. Artificial reliefs made of aluminum highlight the window sills.
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