1944 Swedish general election

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1944 Swedish general election
Flag of Sweden.svg
  1940 17 September 1944 1948  

All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
116 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Per Albin Hansson, statsminister, portrattbild 1935.jpg Gosta Bagge.jpg Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp.jpg
Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Party Social Democrats Right Farmers' League
Last election1344228
Seats won1153935
Seat changeDecrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg7
Popular vote1,436,571488,921421,094
Percentage46.55%15.84%13.64%

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Gustaf Andersson i Rasjon.jpg Sven Linderot.jpg
Leader Gustaf Andersson Sven Linderot
Party People's Party Communist
Last election233
Seats won2615
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg12
Popular vote398,293318,466
Percentage12.91%10.32%

Riksdagsvalet 1944.svg
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency

PM before election

Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats

Elected PM

Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944. [1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. [2] Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.

Results

Sweden Riksdag 1944.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,436,57146.55115–19
National Organization of the Right 488,92115.8439–3
Farmers' League 421,09413.6435+7
People's Party 398,29312.9126+3
Communist Party 318,46610.3215+12
Radical National Association  [ sv ]6,7750.220New
Socialist Party 5,2790.1700
Swedish Socialist Unity 4,2040.140New
National League 3,8190.120New
Left Socialist Party 1,6770.0500
Other parties1,2050.0400
Total3,086,304100.002300
Valid votes3,086,30499.59
Invalid/blank votes12,7990.41
Total votes3,099,103100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,310,24171.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1872