SwedenSveriges historia 13 · History of Sweden
What change to the right to vote was made in Sweden in 1909?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilken förändring av rösträtten genomfördes i Sverige år 1909?
- aWomen but not men got the right to voteKvinnor men inte män fick rösta
- bAlmost all adult men got the right to voteNästan alla vuxna män fick röstaCorrect answer
- cOnly the nobility got the right to voteBara adeln fick rösta
- dThe right to vote was abolished completelyRösträtten avskaffades helt
Why?
In 1909 the requirement of a certain income or wealth was removed in elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag, so almost all adult men got the right to vote. Women had to wait until 1921.
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