1911 Swedish general election

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 (FL) emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[3]

1911 Swedish general election
10 September 1911
All 230 seats to the Riksdag
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Karl Staaff 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%
PM before election

Arvid Lindman
Electoral League

 PM-elect

Karl Staaff
Free-minded National

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As a result of the election, the General Electoral League's Arvid Lindman resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by FL leader Karl Staaff.

Results
Main article: Results of the 1911 Swedish general election
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Free-minded National Association242,79540.2102–3
General Electoral League188,69131.264–27
Social Democratic Party172,19628.564+30
Other parties2920.00New
Invalid/blank votes3,506–––
Total607,4801002300
Registered voters/turnout1,066,20057.0––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
FL
 
 40.20%
AV
 
 31.17%
S
 
 28.51%
Others
 
 0.05%
Parliament seats
FL
 
 44.35%
AV
 
 27.83%
S
 
 27.83%
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References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 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.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1871
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