Results of the 1960 Swedish general election

Sweden held a general election on the 18 September 1960.^[1]^[2] 232 seats were filled in the election.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
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
Valid votes	4,254,114	-	-	-
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

S			47.81%
FP			17.50%
H			16.57%
C			13.62%
SKP			4.48%
Others			0.02%

Parliament seats

S			49.14%
FP			17.24%
H			16.81%
C			14.66%
SKP			2.16%

Regional results

Percentage share

Location	Share	Votes	S	FP	H	C	K	Other	Left	Right
Götaland	48.1	2,047,323	45.1	17.1	18.4	16.4	3.0	0.0	48.1	51.8
Svealand	36.2	1,539,587	49.1	19.3	16.8	9.6	5.0	0.1	54.2	45.7
Norrland	15.7	667,204	52.9	14.6	10.4	14.4	7.7	0.0	60.6	39.4
Total	100.0	4,254,114	47.8	17.5	16.6	13.6	4.5	0.0	52.3	47.7
Source: SCB ^[1]

By votes

Location	Share	Votes	S	FP	H	C	K	Other	Left	Right
Götaland	48.1	2,047,323	923,772	349,731	375,886	335,205	61,773	956	985,545	1,060,822
Svealand	36.2	1,539,587	756,224	297,301	258,884	147,662	77,637	1,879	833,861	703,847
Norrland	15.7	667,204	353,020	97,110	69,595	96,140	51,150	189	404,170	262,845
Total	100.0	4,254,114	2,033,016	744,142	704,365	579,007	190,560	3,024	2,223,576	2,027,514
Source: SCB ^[1]

Constituency results

Percentage share

Location	Land	Turnout	Share	Votes	S	FP	H	C	K	Other	Left	Right
Blekinge	G	82.3	1.9	81,106	50.6	18.1	14.9	13.3	3.1	0.0	53.8	46.2
Bohuslän	G	80.4	2.8	120,274	42.7	25.7	15.2	13.1	3.3	0.0	46.0	54.0
Gothenburg	G	82.3	5.5	232,100	42.2	31.3	15.1	1.8	9.3	0.3	51.5	48.2
Gotland	G	85.7	0.7	30,710	36.5	12.1	16.5	34.2	0.7	0.0	37.2	62.8
Gävleborg	N	81.6	3.9	165,048	53.4	14.5	8.4	14.4	7.6	0.0	62.6	37.4
Halland	G	84.7	2.3	98,293	34.9	13.1	19.1	31.4	1.5	0.0	41.6	58.4
Jämtland	N	82.2	1.8	77,304	52.4	13.6	13.5	17.9	2.6	0.0	55.1	44.9
Jönköping	G	86.5	3.9	166,211	42.3	19.5	16.4	19.8	2.0	0.0	44.3	55.7
Kalmar	G	84.0	3.2	135,902	46.5	9.6	19.4	22.1	2.4	0.0	48.9	51.1
Kopparberg	S	79.5	3.6	154,580	52.7	15.2	10.0	17.2	4.9	0.0	57.6	42.4
Kristianstad	G	84.5	3.5	148,227	41.7	16.6	19.8	20.8	1.1	0.0	42.9	57.1
Kronoberg	G	83.3	2.2	91,569	40.6	10.1	25.7	20.2	3.4	0.0	44.0	56.0
Malmö area	G	86.5	5.3	223,369	53.7	11.4	29.2	5.8	1.9	0.0	55.6	44.4
Malmöhus	G	86.6	3.5	150,517	47.4	11.1	16.7	24.4	0.4	0.0	47.8	52.2
Norrbotten	N	81.2	3.1	129,848	54.5	8.9	12.1	9.0	15.5	0.0	70.0	30.0
Skaraborg	G	84.2	3.4	143,746	37.7	19.4	16.7	24.2	2.0	0.0	39.7	60.3
Stockholm (city)	S	85.0	11.1	473,970	42.9	24.1	23.3	2.8	6.6	0.3	49.6	50.1
Stockholm County	S	82.4	5.7	242,378	45.6	19.8	21.2	8.4	4.9	0.1	50.5	49.4
Södermanland	S	85.1	3.1	130,418	55.1	17.7	12.5	12.5	2.2	0.0	57.3	42.7
Uppsala	S	84.6	2.2	95,544	48.9	18.1	15.0	15.6	2.4	0.0	51.3	48.7
Värmland	S	82.8	3.9	168,002	53.5	13.9	14.0	12.7	5.9	0.0	59.4	40.6
Västerbotten	N	84.1	3.0	129,422	48.9	21.9	11.8	15.4	2.0	0.0	50.9	49.1
Västernorrland	N	85.6	3.9	165,582	53.6	14.6	10.9	14.8	6.1	0.0	61.4	38.6
Västmanland	S	80.5	2.9	123,196	56.7	15.8	10.3	12.9	4.2	0.1	60.9	39.0
Älvsborg N	G	83.0	2.7	114,122	45.0	21.5	12.8	18.3	2.4	0.0	47.3	52.7
Älvsborg S	G	85.5	2.4	102,367	42.8	13.3	23.9	17.0	3.0	0.0	45.8	54.2
Örebro	S	83.7	3.6	151,499	54.4	18.8	9.9	12.7	4.2	0.0	58.5	41.4
Östergötland	G	87.2	4.9	208,810	52.7	13.4	16.6	14.1	3.2	0.0	55.9	44.1
Total		85.9	100.0	4,254,114	47.8	17.5	16.6	13.6	4.5	0.0	52.3	47.7
Source: SCB ^[1]

By votes

Location	Land	Turnout	Share	Votes	S	FP	H	C	K	Other	Left	Right
Blekinge	G	82.3	1.9	81,106	41,086	14,647	12,083	10,766	2,521	3	43,607	37,496
Bohuslän	G	80.4	2.8	120,274	51,338	30,853	18,311	15,784	3,983	5	55,321	64,948
Gothenburg	G	82.3	5.5	232,100	97,887	72,611	34,948	4,247	21,604	803	119,491	111,806
Gotland	G	85.7	0.7	30,710	11,217	3,724	5,075	10,495	197	2	11,414	19,294
Gävleborg	N	81.6	3.9	165,048	88,255	23,920	13,866	23,868	15,025	114	103,280	61,654
Halland	G	84.7	2.3	98,293	39,013	12,514	15,864	29,009	1,888	5	40,901	57,387
Jämtland	N	82.2	1.8	77,304	40,544	10,485	10,401	13,846	2,016	12	42,560	34,732
Jönköping	G	86.5	3.9	166,211	70,274	32,430	27,276	32,860	3,342	29	73,616	92,566
Kalmar	G	84.0	3.2	135,902	63,142	13,070	26,401	29,995	3,285	9	66,427	69,466
Kopparberg	S	79.5	3.6	154,580	81,403	23,564	15,411	26,623	7,561	18	88,964	65,598
Kristianstad	G	84.5	3.5	148,227	61,852	24,582	29,268	30,845	1,676	4	63,528	84,695
Kronoberg	G	83.3	2.2	91,569	37,205	9,236	18,499	23,500	3,124	5	40,329	51,235
Malmö area	G	86.5	5.3	223,369	120,062	25,471	65,161	8,500	4,143	32	124,205	99,132
Malmöhus	G	86.6	3.5	150,517	71,296	16,681	25,176	36,683	665	16	71,961	78,540
Norrbotten	N	81.2	3.1	129,848	70,704	11,565	15,731	11,690	20,125	33	90,829	38,986
Skaraborg	G	84.2	3.4	143,746	54,176	27,860	24,078	34,723	2,904	5	57,080	86,661
Stockholm (city)	S	85.0	11.1	473,970	203,542	114,020	110,432	13,051	31,449	1,476	234,991	237,503
Stockholm County	S	82.4	5.7	242,378	110,604	48,050	51,373	20,273	11,887	191	122,491	119,696
Södermanland	S	85.1	3.1	130,418	71,903	23,091	16,245	16,298	2,863	18	74,766	55,634
Uppsala	S	84.6	2.2	95,544	46,737	17,312	14,293	14,894	2,293	15	49,030	46,499
Värmland	S	82.8	3.9	168,002	89,844	23,294	23,485	21,358	10,016	5	99,860	68,137
Västerbotten	N	84.1	3.0	129,422	63,244	28,331	15,276	19,914	2,643	14	65,887	63,521
Västernorrland	N	85.6	3.9	165,582	90,273	22,809	14,321	26,822	11,341	16	101,614	63,952
Västmanland	S	80.5	2.9	123,196	69,823	19,449	12,637	15,910	5,237	140	75,060	47,996
Älvsborg N	G	83.0	2.7	114,122	51,291	24,577	14,634	20,931	2,686	3	53,977	60,142
Älvsborg S	G	85.5	2.4	102,367	43,834	13,622	24,464	17,381	3,055	11	46,889	55,467
Örebro	S	83.7	3.6	151,499	82,368	28,521	15,008	19,255	6,331	16	88,699	62,784
Östergötland	G	87.2	4.9	208,810	110,099	27,853	34,648	29,486	6,700	24	116,799	91,987
Total		85.9	100.0	4,254,114	2,033,016	744,142	704,365	579,007	190,560	3,024	2,223,576	2,027,514
Source: SCB ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Riksdagsmannavalen åren 1959-1960. I = The elections to the Riksdag during the years 1959-1960. I - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen- 1959-1960-I.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872

[SCB-1] "Riksdagsmannavalen åren 1959-1960. I = The elections to the Riksdag during the years 1959-1960. I - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen- 1959-1960-I.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

[NS-2] Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1872

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