1917 Swedish general election

Last updated

1917 Swedish general election
Flag of Sweden.svg
  1914 1 September 1917 1920  

All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Hjalmar branting stor bild.jpg Daniel Persson i Tallberg 1928.JPG Arvid Lindman.jpg
Leader Hjalmar Branting Daniel Persson Arvid Lindman
Party Social Democrats Free-minded Electoral League
Last election875786
Seats won866259
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg5Decrease2.svg27
Popular vote228,777202,936182,070
Percentage31.08%27.57%24.74%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Zethh1953.jpg Gos Erik Eriksson SPA (cropped).jpg
Leader Zeth Höglund Erik Eriksson
Party SSV Farmers' League National Farmers'
Last election0
Seats won1193
Seat changeNewIncrease2.svg9New
Popular vote59,24339,26222,659
Percentage8.05%5.33%3.08%

Prime Minister before election

Carl Swartz
Electoral League

PM-elect

Nils Edén
Free-minded

General elections were held in Sweden between 1 and 16 September 1917. [1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. [2] As a result the Rightist Prime Minister Carl Swartz resigned the premiership and was replaced by Liberal leader Nils Edén.

Results

Sweden Riksdag 1917.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 228,77731.0886–1
Free-minded National Association 202,93627.5762+5
General Electoral League 182,07024.7457–29
Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden 59,2438.0511New
Farmers' League 39,2625.339+9
National Farmers' Association 22,6593.085New
Other parties1,0370.1400
Total735,984100.002300
Valid votes735,98499.59
Invalid/blank votes3,0660.41
Total votes739,050100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,123,96965.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1871