Swedish general election, 1899

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General elections were held in Sweden in 1899.^[1] The Lantmanna Party received a majority of the vote. Erik Gustaf Boström remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

The Liberals and the Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.^[2]

Results

Only 25.4% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 40.3%.^[1]

Bloc	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Lantmanna Party	72,800	53.2	137	New
Liberals	64,145	46.8	92	+19
Swedish Social Democratic Party	64,145	46.8	1	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	136,945	100	230	0
Registered voters/turnout	339,876		–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose^[2]

References

1 2 3 Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
1 2 Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406

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