Swedish general election, 1911
Swedish general election, 1911
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All 230 seats to the Riksdag |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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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% |
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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
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1871