1908 Swedish general election

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General elections were held in Sweden in September 1908. [1] They were the first general elections in Sweden held using proportional representation. [2]

Although it lost four seats, the Free-minded National Association remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 105 of the 230 seats. Right-winger Arvid Lindman stayed on as prime minister.

Results

Only 35% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote. [1] Voter turnout was 61%, the highest since Riksdag elections began in 1866. [1]

Sweden Riksdag 1908.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free-minded National Association 144,42646.83105–4
General Electoral League 118,80838.5391–17
Swedish Social Democratic Party 45,15514.6434+21
Total308,389100.002300
Registered voters/turnout503,128
Source: Mackie & Rose [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
  2. Kreuzer, Marcus; Neely, Runa (13 May 2024), "Sweden's Peculiar Adoption of Proportional Representation: The Overlooked Effects of Time and History", Perspectives on Politics, Cambridge University Press, doi: 10.1017/S153759272400063X
  3. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406