Editing Member of parliament (section)

=== Sweden ===
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''Members of parliament'' refers to the elected [[List of members of the Swedish Riksdag|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 in more common use today, especially in official contexts, due to its status as a [[unisex]] word, while the latter was used more often historically and literally refers to a male MP exclusively.

The parliament is a unicameral assembly with 349 members who are chosen every four years in [[Elections in Sweden|general elections]]. To become an MP, a person must be entitled to vote (i.e. be a Swedish [[Citizenship|citizen]], be at least 18 years old and be or have been resident in Sweden) and must be nominated by a [[List of political parties in Sweden|political party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____770.aspx|title=Members and parties|access-date=6 January 2008|date=3 October 2006|publisher=[[Parliament of Sweden]]|archive-date=10 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810080229/http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____770.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The MPs are elected by proportionality in constituencies across the nation. To decide which candidate will be elected the [[Sainte-Laguë method|modified Sainte-Laguë method]] is used. This method usually but not always gives an accurate result in proportion to cast votes. 

The salaries of the MPs are decided by the [[Riksdag Pay Committee]] (''Riksdagens arvodesnämnd''), a [[Government agencies in Sweden|government agency]] under the Riksdag. Since 1 November 2007, the basic monthly pay of an MP is [[Swedish krona|SEK]]52,900 (ca. US$6,500). The pay of the [[Speaker of the parliament of Sweden|speaker]] is SEK126,000 a month (ca. US$15,000), which is the same as that of the [[Prime Minister of Sweden|prime minister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samhallsguiden.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____774.aspx |title=Pay and economic benefits |access-date=6 January 2008 |date=1 November 2007 |publisher=The [[Riksdag]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822101921/http://www.samhallsguiden.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____774.aspx |archive-date=22 August 2007 }}</ref> The deputy speakers receive an increment of 30% of the pay of a member. The chairs and deputy chairs of the parliamentary committees receive a similar increment of 20% and 15% respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samhallsguiden.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____10934.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070613173822/http://www.samhallsguiden.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____10934.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2007 |title=Members' pay |access-date=6 January 2008 |date=13 July 2007 |publisher=The [[Riksdag]] }}</ref>

According to a survey investigation by the sociologist Jenny Hansson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www8.umu.se/soc/personal/Jenny%20Hanssons%20avhandlingsarbete.%20Presentation%20samt%20.pdf|title=Sociologiska institutionen – Välkommen till oss!|author=Hansson, Jenny|year=2008|publisher=De Folkvaldas Livsvillkor, Umea University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303215553/http://www8.umu.se/soc/personal/Jenny%20Hanssons%20avhandlingsarbete.%20Presentation%20samt%20.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Swedish national parliamentarians have an average workweek of 66 hours, including side responsibilities. Hansson's investigation further reports that the average Swedish national parliamentarian sleeps 6.5 hours per night.