General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1970,^[1] two years ahead of schedule because of the opening of the newly unicameral Riksdag. The Social Democratic remained the largest party, winning 163 of the 350 seats and gathered enough support to remain in power under its 1969 elected leader, Prime Minister Olof Palme.

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1970 Swedish general election

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All 350 seats in the Riksdag 176 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Olof Palme Gunnar Hedlund Gunnar Helén Party Social Democrats Centre Liberals Last election 125 seats 39 seats 34 seats Seats won 163 71 58 Seat change 38 32 24 Popular vote 2,256,369 991,208 806,667 Percentage 45.34% 19.92% 16.21% Swing 4.78pp 4.24pp 1.95pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Yngve Holmberg C.-H. Hermansson Party Moderate Left Communists Last election 32 seats 3 seats Seats won 41 17 Seat change 9 14 Popular vote 573,812 236,659 Percentage 11.53% 4.76% Swing 1.33pp 1.75pp
Map of the election, showing the distribution of constituency and levelling seats, as well as the largest political bloc within each constituency.
PM before election Olof Palme Social Democrats Elected PM Olof Palme Social Democrats

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