Results of the March 1914 Swedish general election

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Sweden held a general election in March 1914 to finish off the original Riksdag term before the regular election later that year. [1] [2]

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Results

Sweden Riksdag 1914(March).svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
General Electoral League 286,25037.6586+22
Free-minded National Association 245,10732.2471–31
Swedish Social Democratic Party 228,71230.0973+9
Other parties1250.0200
Total760,194100.002300
Valid votes760,19499.58
Invalid/blank votes3,2290.42
Total votes763,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,092,45469.88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Regional results

Percentage share

LandShareVotes AV F S
Götaland 52.9401,86447.129.023.9
Svealand 31.3237,77528.632.239.2
Norrland 15.9120,55524.243.032.8
Total100.0760,19437.732.230.1
Source: SCB [2]

By votes

LandShareVotes AV F S Other
Götaland 52.9401,864189,187116,70095,90473
Svealand 31.3237,77567,89976,58293,26133
Norrland 15.9120,55529,16451,82539,54719
Total100.0760,194286,250245,107228,712125
Source: SCB [2]

County results

After the dissolution of first-past-the-post, there were usually several constituencies per county as a remnant. In this results list, votes have been registered based on counties, with the exception of Stockholm and the namesake county which had separate counting areas. [2]

Percentage share

LocationLandShareVotes AV F S
Blekinge G 2.216,41146.229.024.8
Gothenburg-Bohus G 5.944,92544.229.226.6
Gotland G 1.310,04282.216.41.4
Gävleborg N 4.534,00818.730.550.8
Halland G 2.921,74159.423.716.8
Jämtland N 2.317,57821.657.121.2
Jönköping G 4.433,79655.328.516.1
Kalmar G 4.131,42362.024.213.8
Kopparberg S 4.231,91118.532.648.8
Kristianstad G 4.736,04832.941.525.6
Kronoberg G 3.123,26760.121.118.8
Malmöhus G 8.262,24234.422.643.0
Norrbotten N 2.015,45825.727.846.4
Skaraborg G 4.937,15640.844.115.1
Stockholm (city) S 5.743,50938.418.842.7
Stockholm County S 3.627,95042.822.934.3
Södermanland S 3.627,73521.638.839.6
Uppsala S 2.619,67534.635.629.8
Värmland S 4.634,92721.844.134.1
Västerbotten N 2.720,79233.864.31.8
Västernorrland N 4.332,71924.441.933.6
Västmanland S 3.022,75125.630.743.7
Älvsborg G 5.843,96150.832.616.6
Örebro S 3.929,31724.139.136.8
Östergötland G 5.440,85243.124.932.0
Total100.0760,19437.732.230.1
Source: SCB [2]

By votes

LocationLandShareVotes AV F S Other
Blekinge G 2.216,4117,5834,7534,0732
Gothenburg-Bohus G 5.944,92519,87013,09611,9509
Gotland G 1.310,0428,2571,6431411
Gävleborg N 4.534,0086,36510,38117,2611
Halland G 2.921,74112,9145,1633,6613
Jämtland N 2.317,5783,79610,0443,72810
Jönköping G 4.433,79618,7059,6345,4507
Kalmar G 4.131,42319,4917,6034,3272
Kopparberg S 4.231,9115,90810,41115,5884
Kristianstad G 4.736,04811,85614,9629,21614
Kronoberg G 3.123,26713,9954,9004,3711
Malmöhus G 8.262,24221,40714,05126,75925
Norrbotten N 2.015,4583,9754,3027,1783
Skaraborg G 4.937,15615,17016,3865,5982
Stockholm (city) S 5.743,50916,7248,17518,60010
Stockholm County S 3.627,95011,9526,3959,6003
Södermanland S 3.627,7356,00010,75210,9803
Uppsala S 2.619,6756,8107,0025,8585
Värmland S 4.634,9277,62615,38911,9102
Västerbotten N 2.720,7927,03413,3793772
Västernorrland N 4.332,7197,99413,71911,0033
Västmanland S 3.022,7515,8146,9919,9442
Älvsborg G 5.843,96122,34214,3207,2972
Örebro S 3.929,3177,06511,46710,7814
Östergötland G 5.440,85217,59710,18913,0615
Total100.0760,194286,250245,107228,712125
Source: SCB [2]

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References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Riksdagsmannavalen våren 1914 av Kungl. Statistiska centralbyrån - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen-1914.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistiska Centralbyrån . Retrieved 22 June 2020.