First Chamber of the Riksdag

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The First Chamber of the Riksdag was the upper house of Sweden’s bicameral parliament, composed mainly of indirectly elected members representing regional and social elites until its abolition in 1971.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct legislative body
legislative chamber
upper house
abolishedAsResultOf Swedish constitutional reform of 1968–1971
coexistedWith Second Chamber of the Riksdag
country Sweden
createdBy parliamentary reform of 1866
dissolved 1971
electoralSystem indirect election
governingDocument Instrument of Government of 1809 (as amended)
Riksdag Act
linked to: Riksdag Act of 1866
hasJurisdiction national legislation of Sweden
hasNumberOfMembers 151 (at some periods)
approximately 150
hasParliamentaryChamber Second Chamber of the Riksdag
hasTypeOfRepresentation indirectly elected representation
hasVotingSystem indirect election by weighted local votes
historicalPeriod early 20th century Sweden
late 19th century Sweden
inception 1867
languageOfWork Swedish
lastSession early 1970s
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Sweden
legislativeHouseOf bicameral Riksdag
location Stockholm
meetsIn Parliament House, Stockholm
partOf Parliament of Sweden
linked to: Riksdag

Riksdag
politicalOrientation more conservative than the Second Chamber (historically)
precededBy Riksdag of the Estates (as a system)
replacedBy unicameral Riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
represents county councils
municipal councils of larger cities
regional elites
social elites
role participation in budget decisions
participation in constitutional amendments
participation in law‑making
review and revise legislation passed by the Second Chamber
seatOfGovernmentFunction part of the national legislature of Sweden
selectionMethod elected by local and regional assemblies
status abolished
succeededBy unicameral Riksdag
termLength long, staggered terms
up to 8–10 years in some periods

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Karl Staaff memberOf First Chamber of the Riksdag
Second Chamber of the Riksdag coexistedWith First Chamber of the Riksdag
Christian Lundeberg parliamentaryChamber First Chamber of the Riksdag
Arvid Lindman memberOf First Chamber of the Riksdag
bicameral Riksdag of Sweden hasPart First Chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden
linked to: First Chamber of the Riksdag
Riksdag Act of 1866 established First Chamber of the Riksdag