1944 Swedish general election

1944 Swedish general election

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All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
116 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Party Social Democrats Right Farmers' League
Last election 134 42 28
Seats won 115 39 35
Seat change Decrease19 Decrease3 Increase7
Popular vote 1,436,571 488,921 421,094
Percentage 46.55% 15.84% 13.64%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Gustaf Andersson Sven Linderot
Party People's Party Communist
Last election 23 3
Seats won 26 15
Seat change Increase3 Increase12
Popular vote 398,293 318,466
Percentage 12.91% 10.32%

Largest bloc and seats won by constituency

PM before election

Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats

Elected PM

Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party1,436,57146.55115–19
National Organization of the Right488,92115.8439–3
Farmers' League421,09413.6435+7
People's Party398,29312.9126+3
Communist Party318,46610.3215+12
Radical National Association6,7750.220New
Socialist Party5,2790.1700
Swedish Socialist Unity4,2040.140New
National League3,8190.120New
Left Socialist Party1,6770.0500
Other parties1,2050.0400
Total3,086,304100.002300
Valid votes3,086,30499.59
Invalid/blank votes12,7990.41
Total votes3,099,103100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,310,24171.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

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