“No, we will not punish abuses workers”
Sex Work Criminalisation Bill of 2023
Rationale
Fully criminalising sex work reduces exploitation, protects vulnerable workers and improves public health by deterring unsafe practices.
There is no reason to legally sell but criminal to buy.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex Work |
Selling legal, buying criminalised
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Fully criminalised
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1
Sex WorkProposer
Party
Götapartiet
A party of unapologetic builders who forge tomorrow with today’s fire. Strength in borders growth in ambition no retreat no surrender.
Core pillars
Jana Mayer
Activist · Age 35
A former high-flying investment banker who left finance to champion the party’s growth-first agenda, Jana Mayer leveraged her sharp intellect and extensive network to rally both business leaders and young professionals behind the cause.
Timeline
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Draft29 June 2023
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Vote Open29 June 2023
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Vote Closed28 August 2023
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Did Not Become Law28 August 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Rikstag
FailedFor: 150 / 349 seats (43.0%)
Against: 603 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Götademokraterna | 69 | No | This is a massive issue for the saftey of trafficed people |
| Götapartiet Proposer | 150 | Yes | No reason given |
| Konservativa | 143 | No | Konservativa do not support this |
| RISET | 89 | No | we do not agree with you |
| Vänster | 254 | No | We disagree with criminalizing the selling of sex, but we support criminalizing the buying of sex. |
| Vänsterpartiet | 48 | No | No, we will not punish abuses workers |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Konservativa do not support this”
“This is a massive issue for the saftey of trafficed people”
“we do not agree with you”
“We disagree with criminalizing the selling of sex, but we support criminalizing the buying of sex.”