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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Chamber of the Riksdag canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
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legislative chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| abolishedAsResultOf | Swedish constitutional reform of 1968–1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Second Chamber of the Riksdag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| createdBy | parliamentary reform of 1866 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1971 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Instrument of Government of 1809 (as amended)
NERFINISHED
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Riksdag Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | national legislation of Sweden ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers |
151 (at some periods)
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approximately 150 ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryChamber | Second Chamber of the Riksdag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRepresentation | indirectly elected representation ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | indirect election by weighted local votes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century Sweden
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late 19th century Sweden ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| lastSession | early 1970s ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeHouseOf | bicameral Riksdag ⓘ |
| location | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parliament of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riksdag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | more conservative than the Second Chamber (historically) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Riksdag of the Estates (as a system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | unicameral Riksdag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
county councils
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municipal councils of larger cities ⓘ regional elites ⓘ social elites ⓘ |
| role |
participation in budget decisions
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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
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up to 8–10 years in some periods ⓘ |
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