State or region
Member of the Landtag
- German: Mitglied des Landtags
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Mixed-member proportional system. At least 181 seats by law (Landeswahlgesetz § 14: 128 from constituencies, at least 53 from state lists), more when overhang and levelling seats arise; 195 members after the election of 15 May 2022. Five-year term.
- Seats
- At least 181
Next vote
Sources
- statistik.nrw · checked seats 195 open -> 181 minimum (legal baseline; current size kept in selection_detail): IT.NRW (state statistics office) on the 2022 election: "wird der zukünftige Landtag aus mindestens 181 Abgeordneten bestehen, von denen 128 direkt in den Wahlkreisen gewählt werden". Read 2026-10-12; CONVENTIONS section 3 Legislatures, ticket 1057 For: Member of the Landtag
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia (2027_North_Rhine-Westphalia_state_election), read 2026-10-12: legislature size, electoral system and election dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the state election authority and Landtag sites were not consulted in this pass. For: Member of the Landtag, General election, April 25, 2027
- land.nrw · checked Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen, press release "Kabinett setzt Landtagswahl 2027 auf den 25. April fest", 24.02.2026, read 2026-10-12: the state cabinet fixed 25 April 2027 as election day for the 19th Landtag (§ 7 LWahlG). Confirms date_confirmed=true from the official source. For: General election, April 25, 2027
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