1960 Swedish general election

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1960 Swedish general election
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All 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
117 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Tage Erlander 1952.jpg Bertil Ohlin.jpg Hjalmarson (2).JPG
Leader Tage Erlander Bertil Ohlin Jarl Hjalmarson
Party Social Democrats People's Party Right
Last election1113845
Seats won1144039
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote2,033,016744,142704,365
Percentage47.79%17.49%16.56%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Gunnar Hedlund 1951.jpg Hilding Hagberg-2.jpg
Leader Gunnar Hedlund Hilding Hagberg
Party Centre Communist
Last election325
Seats won345
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote579,007190,560
Percentage13.61%4.48%
Riksdagsvalet 1960.svg
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Tage Erlander
Social Democrats

Elected Prime Minister

Tage Erlander
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1960. [1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 114 of the 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. [2]

Results

Sweden Riksdag 1960.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 2,033,01647.79114+3
People's Party 744,14217.4940+2
Rightist Party 704,36516.5639–6
Centre Party 579,00713.6134+2
Communist Party 190,5604.4850
Progress Union1,3750.030New
Corporate Party6140.010New
Left Socialist Party 1760.0000
Other parties8590.0200
Total4,254,114100.00232+1
Valid votes4,254,11499.59
Invalid/blank votes17,4960.41
Total votes4,271,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,972,17785.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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