Swedish general election, 1936
Swedish general election, 1936
![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
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All 230 seats to the Second Chamber of the Riksdag 116 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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![](../I/m/Per_Albin_Hansson_-_Sveriges_styresm%C3%A4n.jpg) |
![](../I/m/G%C3%B6sta_Bagge.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Axel_Pehrsson-Bramstorp.jpg) |
Leader |
Per Albin Hansson |
Gösta Bagge |
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp |
Party |
Social Democratic |
Electoral League |
Farmers' League |
Last election |
104 |
58 |
36 |
Seats won |
112 |
44 |
36 |
Seat change |
9 |
14 |
0 |
Popular vote |
1,338,120 |
512,781 |
418,840 |
Percentage |
45.9% |
17.6% |
14.4% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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![](../I/m/Gustaf_Andersson_i_Rasj%C3%B6n.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Nils_Flyg.jpg) |
![](../I/m/Sven_Linderot.jpg) |
Leader |
Gustaf Andersson |
Nils Flyg |
Sven Linderot |
Party |
People's |
Socialist |
Communist |
Last election |
24[1] |
6[2] |
2 |
Seats won |
27 |
6 |
5 |
Seat change |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Popular vote |
376,161 |
127,832 |
96,519 |
Percentage |
12.9% |
4.4% |
3.3% |
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![](../I/m/Ballot-distribution-swedish-election-1936.jpg)
Party activists handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth
General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936.[3] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[4]
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,338,120 | 45.9 | 112 | +8 |
General Electoral League | 512,781 | 17.6 | 44 | –14 |
Farmers' League | 418,840 | 14.4 | 36 | 0 |
People's Party | 376,161 | 12.9 | 27 | +3 |
Socialist Party | 127,832 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 |
Communist Party of Sweden | 96,519 | 3.3 | 5 | +3 |
National League of Sweden | 26,750 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
National Socialist Workers' Party | 17,483 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
Swedish National Socialist Party | 3,025 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Other parties | 242 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 8,023 | – | – | – |
Total | 2,925,776 | 100 | 230 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 3,924,598 | 74.5 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References