1890_Swedish_general_election

1890 Swedish general election

1890 Swedish general election

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General elections were held in Sweden in 1890.[1] Pro-free trade candidates received a majority of the vote.[1] Gustaf Åkerhielm remained Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Åkerhielm

Campaign

The Free Traders and the new Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.[2]

Results

Only 22.8% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 38.5%.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
  2. [2]
    Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406
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