1911 Swedish general election

Swedish general election, 1911

10 September 1911
All 230 seats to the Riksdag
First party Second party Third party   Leader Karl Staaff Gustaf Fredrik Östberg Hjalmar Branting Party Free-minded Electoral League Social Democrats Seats won 102 64 64 Popular vote 242,795 188,691 172,196 Percentage 40.2% 31.3% 28.5%
PM before election Arvid Lindman Electoral League PM-elect Karl Staaff Free-minded

General elections were held in Sweden between 3 and 24 September 1911, the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage. The Free-minded National Association (FL) emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.

As a result of the election, the General Electoral League's Arvid Lindman resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by FL leader Karl Staaff.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Free-minded National Association	242,795	40.2	102	–3
General Electoral League	188,261	31.2	64	–27
Swedish Social Democratic Party	172,196	28.5	64	+30
Other parties	292	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	3,506	–	–	–
Total	607,480	100	230	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,066,200	57.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote FL   40.20% AV   31.17% S   28.51% Others   0.05%

Parliament seats FL   44.35% AV   27.83% S   27.83%