Election
1944 Swedish general election|
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Largest bloc and seats won by constituency |
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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
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,436,571 | 46.55 | 115 | –19 |
| National Organization of the Right | 488,921 | 15.84 | 39 | –3 |
| Farmers' League | 421,094 | 13.64 | 35 | +7 |
| People's Party | 398,293 | 12.91 | 26 | +3 |
| Communist Party | 318,466 | 10.32 | 15 | +12 |
| Radical National Association | 6,775 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Party | 5,279 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Swedish Socialist Unity | 4,204 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| National League | 3,819 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Left Socialist Party | 1,677 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 1,205 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3,086,304 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 3,086,304 | 99.59 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 12,799 | 0.41 | |
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Total votes | 3,099,103 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,310,241 | 71.90 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB |