1936 Swedish general election

1936 Swedish general election

←  1932 20 September 1936 1940  →
All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag 116 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Party Social Democrats Electoral League Farmers' League Last election 104 58 36 Seats won 112 44 36 Seat change 8 14 Popular vote 1,338,120 512,781 418,840 Percentage 45.86% 17.57% 14.35%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gustaf Andersson Nils Flyg Sven Linderot Party People's Party Socialist Communist Last election 24 6 2 Seats won 27 6 5 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 376,161 127,832 96,519 Percentage 12.89% 4.38% 3.31%
Most voted-for bloc and seats won by constituency
PM before election Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Centre Elected PM Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats

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

Main article: Results of the 1936 Swedish general election

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

References

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.