Results of the 1960 Swedish general election

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Sweden held a general election on the 18 September 1960. [1] [2] 232 seats were filled in the election. [3]

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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

Regional results

Percentage share

LocationShareVotes S FP H C K OtherLeftRight
Götaland 48.12,047,32345.117.118.416.43.00.048.151.8
Svealand 36.21,539,58749.119.316.89.65.00.154.245.7
Norrland 15.7667,20452.914.610.414.47.70.060.639.4
Total100.04,254,11447.817.516.613.64.50.052.347.7
Source: SCB [1]

By votes

LocationShareVotes S FP H C K OtherLeftRight
Götaland 48.12,047,323923,772349,731375,886335,20561,773956985,5451,060,822
Svealand 36.21,539,587756,224297,301258,884147,66277,6371,879833,861703,847
Norrland 15.7667,204353,02097,11069,59596,14051,150189404,170262,845
Total100.04,254,1142,033,016744,142704,365579,007190,5603,0242,223,5762,027,514
Source: SCB [1]

Constituency results

Percentage share

LocationLandTurnoutShareVotes S FP H C K OtherLeftRightMargin
 % % % % % % % % % %
Blekinge G 82.31.981,10650.618.114.913.33.10.053.846.26,111
Bohuslän G 80.42.8120,27442.725.715.213.13.30.046.054.09,627
Gothenburg G 82.35.5232,10042.231.315.11.89.30.351.548.27,685
Gotland G 85.70.730,71036.512.116.534.20.70.037.262.87,880
Gävleborg N 81.63.9165,04853.414.58.414.47.60.062.637.441,626
Halland G 84.72.398,29334.913.119.131.41.50.041.658.416,486
Jämtland N 82.21.877,30452.413.613.517.92.60.055.144.97,828
Jönköping G 86.53.9166,21142.319.516.419.82.00.044.355.718,950
Kalmar G 84.03.2135,90246.59.619.422.12.40.048.951.13,039
Kopparberg S 79.53.6154,58052.715.210.017.24.90.057.642.423,366
Kristianstad G 84.53.5148,22741.716.619.820.81.10.042.957.121,167
Kronoberg G 83.32.291,56940.610.125.720.23.40.044.056.010,906
Malmö area G 86.55.3223,36953.711.429.25.81.90.055.644.425,073
Malmöhus G 86.63.5150,51747.411.116.724.40.40.047.852.26,579
Norrbotten N 81.23.1129,84854.58.912.19.015.50.070.030.051,843
Skaraborg G 84.23.4143,74637.719.416.724.22.00.039.760.329,581
Stockholm S 85.011.1473,97042.924.123.32.86.60.349.650.12,512
Stockholm County S 82.45.7242,37845.619.821.28.44.90.150.549.42,795
Södermanland S 85.13.1130,41855.117.712.512.52.20.057.342.719,132
Uppsala S 84.62.295,54448.918.115.015.62.40.051.348.72,531
Värmland S 82.83.9168,00253.513.914.012.75.90.059.440.631,723
Västerbotten N 84.13.0129,42248.921.911.815.42.00.050.949.12,366
Västernorrland N 85.63.9165,58253.614.610.914.86.10.061.438.637,662
Västmanland S 80.52.9123,19656.715.810.312.94.20.160.939.027,064
Älvsborg N G 83.02.7114,12245.021.512.818.32.40.047.352.76,165
Älvsborg S G 85.52.4102,36742.813.323.917.03.00.045.854.28,578
Örebro S 83.73.6151,49954.418.89.912.74.20.058.541.425,915
Östergötland G 87.24.9208,81052.713.416.614.13.20.055.944.124,812
Total85.9100.04,254,11447.817.516.613.64.50.052.347.7196,062
Source: SCB [1]

By votes

LocationLandTurnoutShareVotes S FP H C K OtherLeftRightMargin
 % %
Blekinge G 82.31.981,10641,08614,64712,08310,7662,521343,60737,4966,111
Bohuslän G 80.42.8120,27451,33830,85318,31115,7843,983555,32164,9489,627
Gothenburg G 82.35.5232,10097,88772,61134,9484,24721,604803119,491111,8067,685
Gotland G 85.70.730,71011,2173,7245,07510,495197211,41419,2947,880
Gävleborg N 81.63.9165,04888,25523,92013,86623,86815,025114103,28061,65441,626
Halland G 84.72.398,29339,01312,51415,86429,0091,888540,90157,38716,486
Jämtland N 82.21.877,30440,54410,48510,40113,8462,0161242,56034,7327,828
Jönköping G 86.53.9166,21170,27432,43027,27632,8603,3422973,61692,56618,950
Kalmar G 84.03.2135,90263,14213,07026,40129,9953,285966,42769,4663,039
Kopparberg S 79.53.6154,58081,40323,56415,41126,6237,5611888,96465,59823,366
Kristianstad G 84.53.5148,22761,85224,58229,26830,8451,676463,52884,69521,167
Kronoberg G 83.32.291,56937,2059,23618,49923,5003,124540,32951,23510,906
Malmö area G 86.55.3223,369120,06225,47165,1618,5004,14332124,20599,13225,073
Malmöhus G 86.63.5150,51771,29616,68125,17636,6836651671,96178,5406,579
Norrbotten N 81.23.1129,84870,70411,56515,73111,69020,1253390,82938,98651,843
Skaraborg G 84.23.4143,74654,17627,86024,07834,7232,904557,08086,66129,581
Stockholm S 85.011.1473,970203,542114,020110,43213,05131,4491,476234,991237,5032,512
Stockholm County S 82.45.7242,378110,60448,05051,37320,27311,887191122,491119,6962,795
Södermanland S 85.13.1130,41871,90323,09116,24516,2982,8631874,76655,63419,132
Uppsala S 84.62.295,54446,73717,31214,29314,8942,2931549,03046,4992,531
Värmland S 82.83.9168,00289,84423,29423,48521,35810,016599,86068,13731,723
Västerbotten N 84.13.0129,42263,24428,33115,27619,9142,6431465,88763,5212,366
Västernorrland N 85.63.9165,58290,27322,80914,32126,82211,34116101,61463,95237,662
Västmanland S 80.52.9123,19669,82319,44912,63715,9105,23714075,06047,99627,064
Älvsborg N G 83.02.7114,12251,29124,57714,63420,9312,686353,97760,1426,165
Älvsborg S G 85.52.4102,36743,83413,62224,46417,3813,0551146,88955,4678,578
Örebro S 83.73.6151,49982,36828,52115,00819,2556,3311688,69962,78425,915
Östergötland G 87.24.9208,810110,09927,85334,64829,4866,70024116,79991,98724,812
Total85.9100.04,254,1142,033,016744,142704,365579,007190,5603,0242,223,5762,027,514196,062
Source: SCB [1]

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References

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