Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party ("Lantmannapartiet"; literally 'Party of the Rural People') was a political party in Sweden during the late 19th century, essentially a faction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 (though split in two 1888-1895). The Lantmanna Party was founded in 1867, following the representation reform of 1866 which had replaced the old Riksdag of the Estates with the modern Riksdag, assembled for the first time in early 1867. It was represented in the second chamber of the parliament, which was directly elected. The party originally did not have any clear political ideology but claimed to
Member of parliament a common name for all legislative assemblies, and hence parlamentario for the member of any of them, which can usually refer to members of: Members of the Congress of Deputies are called "diputados" (deputies), impliying that they are elected to act in the name and on behalf of the people they represent. It is also usual to call members of the European Parliament "eurodiputados". "Members of Parliament" refers to the elected members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is usually referred to as a "riksdagsledamot" ("member of the Riksdag") or a "riksdagsman" ("Gentleman of the Riksdag"). The former is