1899_Swedish_general_election

1899 Swedish general election

1899 Swedish general election

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General elections were held in Sweden on 22 September 1899.[1] The Lantmanna Party received a majority of the vote. Erik Gustaf Boström remained Prime Minister.

Example of ballot paper used for election

Campaign

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

Results

Only 25.4% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 40.3%.[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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