1924 Swedish general election
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General elections were held in Sweden between 19 and 21 September 1924.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Swedish Social Democratic Party | 725,407 | 41.09 | 104 | +11 | |
General Electoral League | 461,257 | 26.12 | 65 | +3 | |
Free-minded National Association | 228,913 | 12.97 | 29 | –12 | |
Farmers' League | 190,396 | 10.78 | 23 | +2 | |
Liberal Party | 69,627 | 3.94 | 4 | New | |
Communist Party | 63,601 | 3.60 | 4 | –3 | |
Communist Party (Höglund Tendency) | 26,301 | 1.49 | 1 | New | |
Other parties | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1,765,586 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,765,586 | 99.69 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 5,473 | 0.31 | |||
Total votes | 1,771,059 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,338,892 | 53.04 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Aftermath
[edit]After the election the Cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned and Gustav V asked Hjalmar Branting to form a new Cabinet which the Social Democratic leader accepted.
References
[edit]- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872