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Early general elections were held in Sweden on 1 June 1958,^[1] after the defeat of the Social Democratic government's proposals for a new pensions system in a parliamentary vote. The Social Democrats remained the largest party, winning 111 of the 231 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag,^[2] and Tage Erlander's third government was returned to power. In accordance with the law, the new Chamber was elected only to complete the previous Chamber's term, which was due to end in 1960.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	1,776,667	46.22	111	+5
	Rightist Party	750,332	19.52	45	+3
	People's Party	700,019	18.21	38	–20
	Centre Party	486,760	12.66	32	+13
	Communist Party	129,319	3.36	5	–1
	Left Socialist Party	1,008	0.03	0	0
	Other parties	147	0.00	0	0
Total		3,844,252	100.00	231	0
Valid votes		3,844,252	99.46
Invalid/blank votes		20,711	0.54
Total votes		3,864,963	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,992,421	77.42
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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