Swedish general election, 1960
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All 232 seats to the Second Chamber of the Riksdag 117 seats were needed for a majority |
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General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1960.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 114 of the 232 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2,033,016 | 47.8 | 114 | +3 |
People's Party | 744,142 | 17.5 | 40 | +2 |
Rightist Party | 704,365 | 16.6 | 39 | –6 |
Centre Party | 579,007 | 13.6 | 34 | +2 |
Communist Party of Sweden | 190,560 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
Other parties | 3,024 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 17,496 | – | – | – |
Total | 4,271,610 | 100 | 232 | +1 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,972,177 | 85.9 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Popular vote |
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S |
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47.81% |
FP |
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17.50% |
H |
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16.57% |
C |
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13.62% |
SKP |
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4.48% |
Others |
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0.02% |
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Parliament seats |
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S |
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49.14% |
FP |
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17.24% |
H |
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16.81% |
C |
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14.66% |
SKP |
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2.16% |
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References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858
ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872