1917 Swedish general election

1917 Swedish general election

1 September 1917
All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hjalmar Branting Daniel Persson Arvid Lindman Party Social Democrats Free-minded Electoral League Last election 87 57 86 Seats won 86 62 59 Seat change 1 5 27 Popular vote 228,777 202,936 182,070 Percentage 31.08% 27.57% 24.74%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Zeth Höglund Erik Eriksson Party SSV Farmers' League National Farmers' Last election – 0 – Seats won 11 9 3 Seat change New 9 New Popular vote 59,243 39,262 22,659 Percentage 8.05% 5.33% 3.08%
Prime Minister before election Carl Swartz Electoral League PM-elect Nils Edén Free-minded

General elections were held in Sweden between 1 and 16 September 1917. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. As a result the Rightist Prime Minister Carl Swartz resigned the premiership and was replaced by Liberal leader Nils Edén.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	228,777	31.08	86	–1
	Free-minded National Association	202,936	27.57	62	+5
	General Electoral League	182,070	24.74	57	–29
	Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden	59,243	8.05	11	New
	Farmers' League	39,262	5.33	9	+9
	National Farmers' Association	22,659	3.08	5	New
	Other parties	1,037	0.14	0	0
Total		735,984	100.00	230	0
Valid votes		735,984	99.59
Invalid/blank votes		3,066	0.41
Total votes		739,050	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,123,969	65.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver