1920 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden between 4 and 17 September 1920,[1] the last before universal suffrage was introduced the following year.[2] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 75 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[3] Later in October 1920 Hjalmar Branting was succeeded as prime minister by Baron Louis De Geer.

1920 Swedish general election

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All 230 seats in the Riksdag
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderHjalmar BrantingArvid LindmanRaoul Hamilton
PartySocial DemocratsElectoral LeagueFree-minded
Last election865962
Seats won757147
Seat changeDecrease11Increase12Decrease15
Popular vote195,121183,019143,355
Percentage29.65%27.81%21.78%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderJohan AnderssonZeth Höglund
PartyFarmers' LeagueNational Farmers'SSV
Last election9311
Seats won20107
Seat changeIncrease9Increase5Decrease4
Popular vote52,31840,62342,056
Percentage7.95%6.17%6.39%

Prime Minister before election

Hjalmar Branting
Social Democrats

PM-elect

Louis de Geer
Independent

Results edit

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party195,12129.6575–11
General Electoral League183,01927.8171+14
Free-minded National Association143,35521.7847–15
Farmers' League52,3187.9520+9
Social Democratic Left Party42,0566.397–4
National Farmers' Association40,6236.1710+5
Other parties1,6910.2600
Total658,183100.002300
Valid votes658,18399.70
Invalid/blank votes2,0110.30
Total votes660,194100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,192,92255.34
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1853
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1871