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Party activists for the NSAP handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth

General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[2][3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party1,338,12045.86112+8
General Electoral League512,78117.5744–14
Farmers' League418,84014.35360
People's Party376,16112.8927+3
Socialist Party127,8324.3860
Communist Party96,5193.315+3
National League26,7500.920New
National Socialist Workers' Party17,4830.600New
Swedish National Socialist Party3,0250.1000
Centre Party960.0000
Other parties1460.0100
Total2,917,753100.002300
Valid votes2,917,75399.73
Invalid/blank votes8,0230.27
Total votes2,925,776100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,924,59874.55
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
  3. ^ Arneson, Ben A. (1937). "Workers' Parties Show Gains in Sweden and Norway". American Political Science Review. 31 (1): 97–99. doi:10.2307/1948050. ISSN 0003-0554.
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