Second Chamber of the Riksdag

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The Second Chamber of the Riksdag was the lower house of Sweden’s bicameral parliament from 1867 to 1970, elected by popular vote and central to the country’s early democratic and social-democratic development.

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Second Chamber of the Riksdag canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
lower house
associatedIdeologies parliamentary democracy
social democracy
coexistedWith First Chamber of the Riksdag NERFINISHED
constitutionalContext part of Sweden’s bicameral parliamentary system until 1970
country Sweden
dissolved 1970
electorate Swedish citizens
function budget approval
government oversight
lawmaking
governingBodyType bicameral legislature lower chamber
historicalStatus abolished chamber
inception 1867
jurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
legislativePower shared with First Chamber of the Riksdag
legislature Parliament of Sweden NERFINISHED
location Stockholm NERFINISHED
partOf Riksdag NERFINISHED
precededBy Riksdag of the Estates NERFINISHED
reasonForAbolition reform to unicameral parliament in Sweden
replacedBy unicameral Riksdag NERFINISHED
role lower house of Sweden’s bicameral parliament
selectionMethod direct election
significance central to Sweden’s early democratic development
central to Sweden’s early social-democratic development
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
votingSystem popular vote

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Hjalmar Branting parliamentaryChamber Second Chamber of the Riksdag
Karl Staaff memberOf Second Chamber of the Riksdag