Official Publications

1884 - Bill No. 49 is the first parliamentary bill regarding the question of women’s suffrage. The bill is presented by Fredrik T. Borg in the parliament’s lower chamber (AK, Andra kammaren). The result of Borg’s bill is that the question of women’s suffrage is debated for the first time in the parliament – the Swedish Riksdag. 1884 is for this reason normally considered as a starting point in the struggle for franchise in Sweden.

1891 - Bill by S.A. Hedin, proposing that the word “man” [which is the same as the word for the indefinite pronoun “one” in Swedish] in the constitution should be replaced by the word “person”.

1902 - A proposition suggesting that voting married men above 40 should have two votes as these represent not only themselves but also their wives is presented in the parliament’s lower chamber. This is considered as a provocative proposition and is often indicated as one of the factors that triggered the organization of the struggle for women’s suffrage (FKPR, the association for women’s political franchise, is established the same year).

1902 - Bill No. 187 is presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen, a leftist radical, in response to the proposition mentioned above.

1904 - Bill No. 44 presented in the parliament’s upper chamber (FK, Första kammaren) by C. A. Sjöcrona.

1905 - Bill No. 30, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by C. A. Sjöcrona.
- Bill No. 250, presented in the lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen.

1906 - Bill No. 32, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by C. A. Sjöcrona.
- Bill No. 31, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by Lithander.
- Bill No. 143, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen.
- Bill No. 144, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by P. Hörnstén.
A Commission on women’s suffrage is established.

1907 - Bill No. 41, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by Alb. Bergström.
- Bill No. 205, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.
- Bill No. 208, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen et al.
- Bill No. 210, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by K. Warburg.
- Bill No. 212, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by P. Hörnstén.
- Bill No. 216, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by A. T. Adelswärd.


1908 - Bill No. 46, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by C. A. Sjöcrona.
- Bill No. 125, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by K. A. Staaff et al.
- Bill No. 143, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.
- Bill No. 145, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen et al.


1909 - Bill No. 18, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by G. Benedicks.
- Bill No. 210, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by K. A. Staaff et al.
- Bill No. 220, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.


1911 - Bill No. 102, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by Ernst Beckman.
- Bill No. 105, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by Albert Bergström.
- Bill No. 341, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.
- Bill No. 343, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by K. A. Staaff et al.


1912 - Bill No. 307, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.
- Bill No. 316, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen et al.
The first proposition on women’s suffrage and right to stand in general elections is presented: King’s Proposition No. 110.


1914 - Bill No. 87, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by S. H. Kvarnzelius et al.
- Bill No. 227, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by K. A. Staaff et al.
- Bill No. 243, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Hjalmar Branting et al.


1917 - Bill No. 130, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by S. H. Kvarnzelius et al.
- Bill No. 378, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Harald Hallén et al.
- Bill No. 400, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Carl Lindhagen et al.
- Bill No. 408, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Nils Edén et al.


1918 - Bill No. 140, presented in the parliament’s upper chamber by August Ljunggren et al.
- Bill No. 325, presented in the parliament’s lower chamber by Reinhold Eliasson et al.
The second proposition on the women’s question is presented: King’s Proposition No. 104.


1919 - The third proposition is presented and accepted: King’s Proposition No. 358.