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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 Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[3] Later in October 1920 Hjalmar Branting was succeeded as prime minister by Baron Louis De Geer.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 195,121 | 29.65 | 75 | –11 |
| General Electoral League | 183,019 | 27.81 | 71 | +14 |
| Free-minded National Association | 143,355 | 21.78 | 47 | –15 |
| Farmers' League | 52,318 | 7.95 | 20 | +9 |
| Social Democratic Left Party | 42,056 | 6.39 | 7 | –4 |
| National Farmers' Association | 40,623 | 6.17 | 10 | +5 |
| Other parties | 1,691 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 658,183 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 658,183 | 99.70 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,011 | 0.30 | |
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| Total votes | 660,194 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,192,922 | 55.34 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1853
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1871