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1905 Swedish general election
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General elections were held in Sweden in September 1905.[1]
The General Electoral League received the most votes but won one less seat than the Free-minded National Association. This incongruency helped lay the base for a switch to proportional representation in 1907.[2]
Results
Only 31% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 50.4%, the first time it had ever been higher than 50%.[1]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
| General Electoral League | 98,359 | 45.26 | 108 | â11 | |
| Free-minded National Association | 98,287 | 45.23 | 109 | +2 | |
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 20,677 | 9.51 | 13 | +9 | |
| Total | 217,323 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 432,099 | â | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose[3] | |||||