National apportionment of MP seats in the Riksdag whole country participates in the distribution of seats. However, a party that has received at least twelve per cent of the votes in a constituency participates in the distribution of the fixed constituency seats in that constituency. National apportionment of MP seats in the Riksdag The electoral system in Sweden is proportional. Of the 349 seats in the national diet, the unicameral "Riksdag", 310 are fixed constituency seats () allocated to constituencies in relation to the number of people entitled to vote in each constituency (). The remaining 39 leveling seats () are used to correct the deviations from proportional
History of the Riksdag constitution it showed that the parties in the Riksdag were able to agree upon fundamental changes of the political system, which transformed the Riksdag from a bicameral legislature into a unicameral one. This would have 350 seats, all of which would be filled by direct election. However, the second general election to the unicameral Riksdag only gave the government support from 175 members, while the opposition could mobilize an equal force of 175 members, resulting in what became known as the "lottery Riksdag", in which the Speaker had to draw lots to resolve deadlocked votes. In 1974 it was decided