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Should the police be given expanded powers in border areas?

Should the police be given expanded powers in border areas?
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Votes

  • Yes 88.1% (267)
  • Abstain 6.9% (21)
  • No 5% (15)

Votes: 303

Result includes official Swedish Parliament vote + live VoteWorld votes.

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What is the issue?
Expanded police powers in border areas.
The Riksdag voted in favour of the government's proposal for a new law with special provisions on police powers in border areas. The proposal gives the police increased possibilities for person checks and camera surveillance in border areas.
This is how the votes should be read:
Yes means supporting the change described above. No means voting against it.
The Riksdag voted on the proposal on 20 June 2023.
Parliamentary vote: Yes 267, No 15, Abstentions 21.
Party votes in the Riksdag:
- S: Yes 94, No 0, Absent/not voted 13.
- SD: Yes 62, No 0, Absent/not voted 10.
- M: Yes 60, No 0, Absent/not voted 8.
- V: Yes 0, No 0, Absent 21, Absent/not voted 3.
- C: Yes 20, No 0, Absent/not voted 4.
- KD: Yes 16, No 0, Absent/not voted 3.
- MP: Yes 0, No 15, Absent/not voted 3.
- L: Yes 14, No 0, Absent/not voted 2.
- -: Yes 1, No 0.
46 were absent or did not vote in the Riksdag vote.
The seed votes are official votes from Riksdag members, not votes from the public or VoteWorld. VoteWorld votes may be added after the import.
Source note: The Riksdag reminds that a report often contains several proposal points and sometimes several votes. VoteWorld therefore links the seed votes to the linked vote/proposal point, not automatically to all decisions in the entire report.
Sources:
- Bill 2022/23:109 Extended police powers in border areas: https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/proposition/2023/03/prop.-202223109/
- Riksdag's decision in brief and report: https://data.riksdagen.se/dokumentstatus/HA01JuU26.rix
- Riksdag's voting results: https://data.riksdagen.se/dokument/HA19JuU26p3
- Riksdag's report: https://data.riksdagen.se/dokument/HA01JuU26.html
- Riksdag open data documentation: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/riksdagens-oppna-data/votingar/