Greater Graz | |
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Graz und Umgebung | |
Electoral District for the National Council | |
District | List |
State | Styria |
Population | 466,471 (2024)[1] |
Electorate | 317,873 (2019) |
Area | 1,212 km2 (2023)[2] |
Current Electoral District | |
Created | 2013 |
Seats | 9 (2013–present) |
Members[3] | List |
Created from | List |
Greater Graz (German: Graz und Umgebung), also known as Electoral District 6A (German: Wahlkreis 6A), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was established in 2012 following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure and came into being at the following legislative election in 2013. It consists of the city of Graz and the district of Greater Graz in the state of Styria. The electoral district currently elects nine of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 317,873 registered electors.