1911 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden between 3 and 24 September 1911,^[1] the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.^[2] The Free-minded National Association (FL) emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.^[3]

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1911 Swedish general election

← 1908 10 September 1911 March 1914 â†’
All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren
First party Second party Third party   Leader Karl Staaff Gustaf Fredrik Östberg Hjalmar Branting Party Free-minded Electoral League Social Democrats Seats won 102 64 64 Popular vote 242,795 188,691 172,196 Percentage 40.20% 31.24% 28.51%
PM before election Arvid Lindman Electoral League PM-elect Karl Staaff Free-minded

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As a result of the election, the General Electoral League's Arvid Lindman resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by FL leader Karl Staaff.