1936 Swedish general election

1936 Swedish general election
All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag ; 116 seats needed for a majority
	Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
PM before election; Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp ; Centre	Elected PM; Per Albin Hansson ; Social Democrats

Last updated November 09, 2024

Party activists for the NSAP handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth Ballot-distribution-swedish-election-1936.jpg — Party activists for the NSAP handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth

General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936.^[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.^[2]^[3]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	1,338,120	45.86	112	+8
	General Electoral League	512,781	17.57	44	–14
	Farmers' League	418,840	14.35	36	0
	People's Party	376,161	12.89	27	+3
	Socialist Party	127,832	4.38	6	0
	Communist Party	96,519	3.31	5	+3
	National League	26,750	0.92	0	New
	National Socialist Workers' Party	17,483	0.60	0	New
	Swedish National Socialist Party	3,025	0.10	0	0
	Centre Party	96	0.00	0	0
	Other parties	146	0.01	0	0
Total		2,917,753	100.00	230	0

Valid votes		2,917,753	99.73
Invalid/blank votes		8,023	0.27
Total votes		2,925,776	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,924,598	74.55
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

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References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
↑ Arneson, Ben A. (1937). "Workers' Parties Show Gains in Sweden and Norway". American Political Science Review. 31 (1): 97–99. doi:10.2307/1948050. ISSN 0003-0554.

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

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1872

[3] Arneson, Ben A. (1937). "Workers' Parties Show Gains in Sweden and Norway". American Political Science Review. 31 (1): 97–99. doi:10.2307/1948050. ISSN 0003-0554.

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