1958 Swedish general election

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1958 Swedish general election
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  1956 1 June 1958 1960  

All 231 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
116 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Tage Erlander 1952.jpg Hjalmarson (2).JPG Bertil Ohlin.jpg
Leader Tage Erlander Jarl Hjalmarson Bertil Ohlin
Party Social Democrats Right People's Party
Last election1064258
Seats won1114538
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 20
Popular vote1,776,667750,332700,019
Percentage46.22%19.52%18.21%

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Gunnar Hedlund 1951.jpg Hilding Hagberg-2.jpg
Leader Gunnar Hedlund Hilding Hagberg
Party Centre Communist
Last election196
Seats won325
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote486,760129,319
Percentage12.66%3.36%

Riksdagsvalet 1958.svg
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Tage Erlander
Social Democrats

Elected Prime Minister

Tage Erlander
Social Democrats

Early general elections were held in Sweden on 1 June 1958, [1] after the defeat of the Social Democratic government's proposals for a new pensions system in a parliamentary vote. The Social Democrats remained the largest party, winning 111 of the 231 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag, [2] and Tage Erlander's third government was returned to power. In accordance with the law, the new Chamber was elected only to complete the previous Chamber's term, which was due to end in 1960.

Results

Sweden Riksdag 1958.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,776,66746.22111+5
Rightist Party 750,33219.5245+3
People's Party 700,01918.2138–20
Centre Party 486,76012.6632+13
Communist Party 129,3193.365–1
Left Socialist Party 1,0080.0300
Other parties1470.0000
Total3,844,252100.002310
Valid votes3,844,25299.46
Invalid/blank votes20,7110.54
Total votes3,864,963100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,992,42177.42
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, p1872