Swedish general election, 1944
Swedish general election, 1944
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General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,436,571 | 46.6 | 115 | –19 |
| National Organization of the Right | 488,921 | 15.8 | 39 | –3 |
| Farmers' League | 421,094 | 13.6 | 35 | +7 |
| People's Party | 398,293 | 12.9 | 26 | +3 |
| Communist Party of Sweden | 318,466 | 10.3 | 15 | +12 |
| Socialist Party of Sweden | 5,279 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Swedish Socialist Unity | 4,204 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National League of Sweden | 3,819 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 9,657 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,799 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,099,103 | 100 | 230 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,310,241 | 71.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
