Swedish general election, 1964
Swedish general election, 1964
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General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1964.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 113 of the 233 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2] Tage Erlander's Social Democratic government was returned to power.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2,006,723 | 47.3 | 113 | –1 |
| People's Party | 720,733 | 17.0 | 43 | +3 |
| Rightist Party | 582,609 | 13.7 | 33 | –6 |
| Centre Party | 559,632 | 13.2 | 35 | +1 |
| Communist Party of Sweden | 221,746 | 5.2 | 8 | +3 |
| Christian Democratic Unity | 75,389 | 1.8 | 0 | New |
| Civic Unity[a] | 64,807 | 1.5 | 1 | New |
| Middle Parties[b] | 13,557 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 384 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 27,815 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,273,595 | 100 | 233 | +1 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,095,850 | 83.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
a Civic Unity was a joint list of the three right-wing parties in Malmö. One of its elected candidates was a member of the Centre Party, but sat as an independent.[2]
b The Middle Parties was a joint list of the Centre Party and People's Party that contested some constituencies.[3]
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1861
