1960_Swedish_general_election

1960 Swedish general election
All 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag; 117 seats needed for a majority
	Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
Prime Minister before election; Tage Erlander; Social Democrats	Elected Prime Minister ; Tage Erlander; Social Democrats

1960 Swedish general election

Election

General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1960.^[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 114 of the 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.^[2]

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Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	2,033,016	47.79	114	+3
	People's Party	744,142	17.49	40	+2
	Rightist Party	704,365	16.56	39	–6
	Centre Party	579,007	13.61	34	+2
	Communist Party	190,560	4.48	5	0
	Progress Union	1,375	0.03	0	New
	Corporate Party	614	0.01	0	New
	Left Socialist Party	176	0.00	0	0
	Other parties	859	0.02	0	0
Total		4,254,114	100.00	232	+1

Valid votes		4,254,114	99.59
Invalid/blank votes		17,496	0.41
Total votes		4,271,610	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,972,177	85.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

1960 Swedish general election