1944 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944.^[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.^[2] Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.

1944 Swedish general election

← 1940 17 September 1944 1948 →
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 19 3 7 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 3 12 Popular vote 398,293 318,466 Percentage 12.91% 10.32%
PM before election Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats Elected PM Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats

Results

Main article: Results of the 1944 Swedish general election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Valid votes		3,086,304	99.59
Invalid/blank votes		12,799	0.41
Total votes		3,099,103	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,310,241	71.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver,

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1872