Bavarian Senate

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The Bavarian Senate was a former legislative body in the German state of Bavaria that functioned as the upper chamber of its parliament until its abolition in 1999.

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Bavarian Senate canonical 1
Bayerischer Senat 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct organization
upper house
abolishedBy constitutional referendum in Bavaria
abolitionApprovedBy Bavarian voters
appliesToJurisdiction Bavaria
buildingUsed Maximilianeum
canBeOverruledBy Landtag of Bavaria
country Germany
dissolvedOrAbolished 1999
endTime 1999
establishedBy Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria of 1946
followedBy unicameral Landtag of Bavaria
linked to: Landtag of Bavaria
governmentSystemContext federal system of the Federal Republic of Germany
hasCapital Munich
hasHistoricalPeriod post‑World War II Germany
hasJurisdiction state legislation of Bavaria
hasPart representatives of agriculture
representatives of crafts
representatives of cultural organizations
representatives of employees
representatives of employers
representatives of municipalities
representatives of religious communities
representatives of social welfare organizations
representatives of universities
houseType corporatist chamber
inception 1946
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalBasis Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
legislativeBodyFor Bavaria
legislativePeriod fixed terms of six years
legislativeProcessRole consultative veto power
right to review bills passed by the Landtag
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bavaria
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
nativeLabel Bayerischer Senat
linked to: Bavarian Senate
numberOfMembers 60
partOf Parliament of Bavaria
linked to: Landtag of Bavaria

bicameral parliament of Bavaria
political system of Bavaria
reasonForAbolition cost-saving considerations
perceived lack of political influence
replaced former Bavarian upper chambers prior to 1933
seat Munich
selectionMethod indirect election by representative bodies
sharesBuildingWith Landtag of Bavaria
shortName Senat
subordinateTo Constitutional Court of Bavaria for constitutional review

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Politics of Bavaria upperHouse Bavarian Senate
Bavarian Senate nativeLabel Bayerischer Senat
linked to: Bavarian Senate