Swedish general election, 1924
Swedish general election, 1924
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Caricature in a communist newspaper, on the new government formed by
Hjalmar Branting after the elections
General elections were held in Sweden between 19 and 21 September 1924.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 725,407 | 41.1 | 104 | +11 |
| General Electoral League | 461,257 | 26.1 | 65 | +3 |
| Free-minded National Association | 228,913 | 13.0 | 29 | –12 |
| Farmers' League | 190,396 | 10.8 | 23 | +2 |
| Liberal Party of Sweden | 69,627 | 3.9 | 4 | New |
| Communist Party of Sweden | 63,301 | 3.6 | 4 | –3 |
| Communist Party of Sweden (Höglund Tendency) | 26,301 | 1.5 | 1 | New |
| Other parties | 84 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,473 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,771,059 | 100 | 230 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,338,892 | 53.0 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Formation of a new Cabinet
After the election the Cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned and Gustav V asked Hjalmar Branting to form a new Cabinet which the Social Democratic leader accepted.
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
