House of Deputies (Austria)
The House of Deputies (German: Abgeordnetenhaus, Czech: Poslanecká sněmovna, Polish: Izba Posłów, Italian: Camera dei deputati) was, from 1861, the lower house of the bicameral Imperial Council parliament of the Austrian Empire and, from 1867 to 1918, of the Cisleithanian lands within Austria-Hungary. The upper chamber was the House of Lords.
House of Deputies Abgeordnetenhaus | |
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Lesser coat of arms of Cisleithania (1915–1918) | |
| Type | |
| Type | Lower house of the Imperial Council (Austria) |
| Leadership | |
President | Gustav Groß (last) |
| Seats | 516 (from 1907) |
| Meeting place | |
| Debating chamber of the House of Deputies Austrian Parliament Building Vienna | |
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