Swedish general election, 1944

Swedish general election, 1944

1940 ← 17 September 1944 → 1948

All 230 seats to the second chamber of the Riksdag 116 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Party Social Democrats National Organization of the Right Last election 134 seats 42 seats Seats won 115 seats 39 seats Seat change –19 –3 Popular vote 1,436,571 488,921 Percentage 46.55% 15.84%

PM before election Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats Elected PM Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.

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