Members of Parliament (

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: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag.

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''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected

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of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is usually referred to as a ''riksdagsledamot'' (''member of the Riksdag'') or a ''riksdagsman'' (''Gentleman of the Riksdag''). The former is in more common use today, especially in official contexts, due to its status as a

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word, while the latter was used more often historically and literally refers to a male MP exclusively. The parliament is a unicameral assembly with 349 members who are chosen every four years in

general elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. To become an MP, a person must be entitled to vote (i.e. be a Swedish citizen, be at least 18 years old and be or have been resident in Sweden) and must be nominated by a

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. The MPs are elected by proportionality in constituencies across the nation. To decide which candidate will be elected, the modified Sainte-Laguë method is used. This method usually but not always gives an accurate result in proportion to cast votes. In the 2014 general election the centre-right coalition government got one less MP than the overall opposition, despite more votes in total. To get a more proportional result 39 MPs are elected at compensation mandate (''Utjämningsmandat'') and those MPs, therefore, do not represent their own constituency. The salaries of the MPs are decided by the Riksdag Pay Committee (''Riksdagens arvodesnämnd''), an agency under the Riksdag. Since 1 January 2022 the basic monthly pay of an MP is SEK 71 500. The pay of the

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is SEK 184 000 per month, which is the same as that of the

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. The Deputy Speakers receive an increment of 30% of the pay of a member. The chairs and deputy chairs of the parliamentary committees receive a similar increment of 20% and 15% respectively. According to a survey investigation by sociologist

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, Swedish national parliamentarians have an average workweek of 66 hours, including side responsibilities. Hansson's investigation further reports that the average Swedish national parliamentarian sleeps 6.5 hours per night.

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List of members of the Riksdag, 2022–2026 Lists of members of the Riksdag by term This is a list of members of the Riksdag, elected in the 2022 Swedish general election, for the term 2022–2026. The opening of the new Riksdag session took place on 27 September 2022. Composition L ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 2018–2022 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, elected in the 2018 Swedish general election, for the term 2018–2022. List of current MPs Incumbent MPs, including alternates for serving ministers (listed in ''cursive'') and their current party affi ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 2014–2018 This is a list of members of the Swedish parliament for the term 2014–2018. The MPs were elected in the general election held on 14 September 2014 and took office on 30 September 2014. List of elected MPs ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 2010–2014 This is a list of members of the Swedish parliament for the term 2010–2014. The MPs were elected in the general election held on 19 September 2010 and took office on 4 October 2010. The next general election, when a new parliament will be elec ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 2006–2010 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament ( sv, riksdagsledamöter), who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years. ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 2002–2006 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament ( sv, riksdagsledamöter), who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years. ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 1998–2002 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament ( sv, riksdagsledamöter), who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years. ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 1994–1998 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament ( sv, riksdagsledamöter), who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years. ...

List of members of the Riksdag, 1991–1994 This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament ( sv, riksdagsledamöter), who at the time were elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms ...

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