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THE COMPOSITION OF THE RIKSDAG AND ITS METHOD OF WORKING. 181
In this manner, the country had, at the Riksdag of 1867, 135 representatives,
and at that of 1894, 145. The representatives of the towns, on the other hand,
grew, on account of the rapid increase of population, during the same period of
time from 55 to 83. To check this inequality, the majority in the Riksdag of 1894
succeeded in carrying the new regulations above cited, according to which the
number of members is now fixed, namely to 150 for the country and 80 for the towns.
When the population of the towns has reached 80/«so of the population of the
whole kingdom, however, the number will from thenceforth he re-regulated on
the principle of equal representative rights for country and town.
The New House of Parliament.
Now (1902) nearing completion.
The constituencies in the country still consist of the judicial districts
(the »Domsagor»), with a division into two sections of the 32 most populous
ones, so that the stipulated number of 150 constituencies may be reached.
A town which has at least 1/so of the total town-population of the
kingdom, forms a constituency of its own, and elects one representative
for every such full 1/so; the smaller towns are grouped together to the
number of constituencies needed in order to give, in all, 80 representatives
for the towns. The re-regulating of the constituencies takes place every
tenth year.
For the elective franchise for the Second Chamber, the regulations
of the law of 1866 are still in force. The conditions for this elective
franchise (which is only applicable to men) are: Swedish
citizenship, civil rights, majority (21 years), and either the possession of
real estate with a value of at least 1,000 kronor, or a lease (at least
for five years or for lifetime) on an agricultural estate with a value
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