Landsting (Denmark)

Supported by (1) Opposition (39) Faroe Islands The Landsting (Danish: Landstinget) was the upper house of the Rigsdag, from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism.Membership of the house was then restricted to certain sectors of society: only males with a certain net worth could hold a seat.The number of members was increased to 66, of whom 12 were appointed by the king for a period of twelve years, and one by the Faroese Løgting.[4] As the main direct tax of the time was based on real estate and its value as farmland, this system greatly favoured manor owners.[7] Although a 1939 referendum that would have replaced the Landsting with another chamber—the Rigsting—and simplified the legislative process, this failed due to a low voter turnout, and the bicameral system survived.
The former Landsting chamber in Christiansborg Palace in 2018.
The Danish Court of Impeachment, Rigsretten , during a session in the Landsting Chamber, Christiansborg Palace, 1877.
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