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Europe > Sweden > Democracy

Civil and political liberties 6 [3rd of 140]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,907 [158th of 161]
Female ministers 17.6% [45th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 42.7% [1st of 157]
Female suffrage "1861 ,1921"
First female parliamentarian 1921 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.00102428946638 Time series [24th of 183]
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 1.5% [76th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 80.1% [43rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 5,385,430 [45th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 6,722,150 [53rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 6,915,440 [58th of 163]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige

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