bicameral Riksdag of Sweden

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The bicameral Riksdag of Sweden was the former two-chamber national legislature that governed Sweden from the 19th century until it was replaced by the current unicameral Riksdag in 1971.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
former national legislature
constitutionalBasis Instrument of Government of 1809 (as amended)
country Sweden
dissolved 1970
effectiveReplacementDate 1971
endTime 1970
followedBy unicameral Riksdag of Sweden
governs Sweden
hasPart First Chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden
Second Chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
houseType lower house
upper house
inception 1866
jurisdiction Sweden
legalForm parliament
legislativeBodyOf Kingdom of Sweden
legislativeBranchOf Government of Sweden
linked to: Swedish government
legislativeProcess bicameralism
location Stockholm
meetsIn Parliament House, Stockholm
nativeLanguage Swedish
nativeName Sveriges riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
numberOfChambers 2
partOf constitutional system of Sweden
precededBy Riksdag of the Estates
reasonForReplacement parliamentary reform toward unicameralism
replacedBy unicameral Riksdag of Sweden
role approving the budget
enacting laws
supervising the government
seat Stockholm
sessionType plenary sessions
startTime 1867
status defunct
typeOfGovernmentBody parliamentary assembly
usedLanguage Swedish
votingSystemInFirstChamber indirect election
votingSystemInSecondChamber proportional representation

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Riksdag of the Estates followedBy bicameral Riksdag of Sweden
Speaker of the Riksdag hasInauguralHolder Louis De Geer (as first Speaker of the bicameral Riksdag)
linked to: bicameral Riksdag of Sweden
Estate of the Nobility replacedBy bicameral Riksdag
linked to: bicameral Riksdag of Sweden
Estate of the Clergy replacedBy bicameral Riksdag
linked to: bicameral Riksdag of Sweden