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1955 Swedish driving side referendum
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A non-binding referendum on the introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden on 16 October 1955.[1]
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16 October 1955
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The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%.[1] However, eight years later, in 1963, the Riksdag approved the change, following pressure from the Council of Europe[2] and the Nordic Council.[3] Traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on 3 September 1967 (see Dagen H).
Result
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 400,061 | 15.50 | |
| Against | 2,139,996 | 82.89 | |
| Blank | 41,630 | 1.61 | |
| Total | 2,581,687 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 2,581,687 | 99.77 | |
| Invalid votes | 6,043 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 2,587,730 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,866,100 | 53.18 | |
| Source: Nationalencyklopedin,[4] Election Authority[5] | |||