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1936 Swedish general election|
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Party activists handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth
General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936.[3] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[4]
Results
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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+/–
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Social Democratic Party |
1,338,120 |
45.9 |
112 |
+8
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General Electoral League |
512,781 |
17.6 |
44 |
–14
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Farmers' League |
418,840 |
14.4 |
36 |
0
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People's Party |
376,161 |
12.9 |
27 |
+3
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Socialist Party |
127,832 |
4.4 |
6 |
0
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Communist Party |
96,519 |
3.3 |
5 |
+3
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National League of Sweden |
26,750 |
0.9 |
0 |
New
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National Socialist Workers' Party |
17,483 |
0.6 |
0 |
New
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Swedish National Socialist Party |
3,025 |
0.1 |
0 |
0
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Other parties |
242 |
0.0 |
0 |
0
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Invalid/blank votes |
8,023 |
– |
– |
–
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Total |
2,925,776 |
100 |
230 |
0
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Registered voters/turnout |
3,924,598 |
74.5 |
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–
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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Popular vote |
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S |
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45.86% |
AV |
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17.57% |
B |
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14.35% |
FP |
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12.89% |
SP |
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4.38% |
SKP |
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3.31% |
Others |
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1.63% |
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Parliament seats |
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S |
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48.70% |
AV |
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19.13% |
B |
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15.65% |
FP |
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11.74% |
SP |
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2.61% |
SKP |
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2.17% |
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References