Results of the 1944 Swedish general election

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Sweden held a general election on 17 September 1944.[1][2] Due to the wartime coalition government the bloc balance mainly determined that Per-Albin Hansson remained as Prime Minister, with the four-party coalition remaining in office with 215 out of 230 seats. Among the traditional blocs, the left bloc won 130 and the right bloc 100.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party1,436,57146.55115–19
National Organization of the Right488,92115.8439–3
Farmers' League421,09413.6435+7
People's Party398,29312.9126+3
Communist Party318,46610.3215+12
Radical National Association6,7750.220New
Socialist Party5,2790.1700
Swedish Socialist Unity4,2040.140New
National League3,8190.120New
Left Socialist Party1,6770.0500
Other parties1,2050.0400
Total3,086,304100.002300
Valid votes3,086,30499.59
Invalid/blank votes12,7990.41
Total votes3,099,103100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,310,24171.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

Regional results

Percentage share

Location Share Votes S H B FP K Other Left Right
Götaland 49.2 1,519,801 44.9 17.5 17.2 11.7 8.3 0.6 53.1 46.3
Svealand 35.1 1,083,159 48.1 15.5 8.6 14.8 11.8 1.3 59.9 38.9
Norrland 15.7 483,344 48.5 11.4 13.9 12.6 13.5 0.2 61.9 37.9
Total 100.0 3,086,304 46.6 15.8 13.6 12.9 10.3 0.7 56.9 42.4
Source: SCB [1]

By votes

Location Share Votes S H B FP K Other Left Right
Götaland 49.2 1,519,801 681,676 265,755 260,712 177,664 125,577 8,417 807,253 704,131
Svealand 35.1 1,083,159 520,520 168,020 93,128 159,900 127,878 13,713 648,398 421,048
Norrland 15.7 483,344 234,375 55,146 67,254 60,729 65,011 829 299,386 183,129
Total 100.0 3,086,304 1,436,571 488,921 421,094 398,293 318,466 22,959 1,755,037 1,308,308
Source: SCB [1]

Constituency results

Results by city and district

References

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