Swedish general election, 1911

Swedish general election, 1911
Sweden
10 September 1911

All 230 seats to the Riksdag
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ernst Beckman Gustaf Fredrik Östberg Hjalmar Branting
Party Free-minded National Electoral League Social Democratic
Seats won 102 64 64
Popular vote 242,795 188,691 172,196
Percentage 40.2% 31.3% 28.5%

PM before election

Arvid Lindman
Electoral League

PM-elect

Karl Staaff
Free-minded National

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General elections were held in Sweden between 3 and 24 September 1911,[1] the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.[2] The Free-minded National Association emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[3]

As a result of the election, Right-winger Arvid Lindman resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by Liberal leader Karl Staaff.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Free-minded National Association242,79540.2102
General Electoral League188,26131.264
Swedish Social Democratic Party172,19628.564
Other parties2920.00
Invalid/blank votes3,506
Total607,480100230
Registered voters/turnout1,066,20057.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Edebalk, Per Gunnar (2000). "Emergence of a Welfare State – Social Insurance in Sweden in the 1910s". Journal of Social Policy 29 (4): 537–551. doi:10.1017/S0047279400006085.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1871