Results of the 1948 Swedish general election

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Sweden held a general election on 19 September 1948.[1][2] This was the country's first election since the dissolution of the wartime unity government in 1945, which had consisted of the Social Democrats and all three centre-right parties. The election resulted in the Social Democrats maintaining their 46% share of the vote, securing their position in government. Meanwhile, the centre-right parties made gains at the expense of the Communists, who suffered a significant decline in the overall vote. The People's Party achieved the largest gains of any party, becoming the largest opposition party.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party1,789,45946.13112–3
People's Party882,43722.7557+31
Farmers' League480,42112.3930–5
National Organisation of the Right478,78612.3423–16
Communist Party244,8266.318–7
Left Socialist Party2,9430.0800
Other parties1190.0000
Total3,878,991100.002300
Valid votes3,878,99199.58
Invalid/blank votes16,1700.42
Total votes3,895,161100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,707,78382.74
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB

Regional results

Percentage share

Location Share Votes S FP B H K Other Left Right
Götaland 48.7 1,889,877 44.2 21.7 15.4 14.2 4.5 0.1 48.7 51.2
Svealand 35.7 1,382,932 47.0 26.3 8.0 11.5 7.2 0.0 54.2 45.8
Norrland 15.6 606,182 50.4 18.1 13.0 8.5 9.9 0.0 60.3 39.7
Total 100.0 3,878,991 46.1 22.7 12.4 12.3 6.3 0.1 52.4 47.5
Source: SCB [1]

By votes

Location Share Votes S FP B H K Other Left Right
Götaland 48.7 1,889,877 834,549 409,273 290,754 267,558 85,045 2,698 919,594 967,585
Svealand 35.7 1,382,932 649,518 363,378 110,703 159,343 99,640 350 749,158 633,424
Norrland 15.6 606,182 305,392 109,786 78,964 51,885 60,141 14 365,533 240,635
Total 100.0 3,878,991 1,789,459 882,437 480,421 478,786 244,826 3,062 2,034,285 1,841,644
Source: SCB [1]

Constituency results

Percentage share

Location Land Share Votes S FP B H K Other Left Right Margin
 %  %  %  %  %  %  %  %  %
Blekinge G 2.0 76,934 48.3 24.0 11.3 11.7 4.7 0.0 53.0 47.0 4,687
Bohuslän G 2.8 107,523 39.1 30.6 12.5 13.1 4.7 0.0 43.9 56.1 13,167
Gothenburg G 5.1 199,294 38.0 34.5 0.0 11.0 15.3 1.2 53.3 45.5 15,375
Gotland G 0.8 31,917 35.2 19.0 30.5 14.7 0.6 0.0 35.8 64.2 9,067
Gävleborg N 3.9 151,753 52.7 17.6 12.9 6.3 10.5 0.0 63.2 36.8 39,964
Halland G 2.3 90,557 38.5 14.8 30.2 13.5 3.0 0.0 41.5 58.5 15,367
Jämtland N 1.9 73,977 51.4 18.1 16.8 9.8 3.9 0.0 55.4 44.6 7,954
Jönköping G 3.9 152,296 41.0 25.9 18.8 11.4 2.9 0.0 43.8 56.2 18,769
Kalmar G 3.3 127,410 44.2 12.5 22.5 17.4 3.4 0.0 47.6 52.4 6,137
Kopparberg S 3.7 143,228 51.9 20.9 14.4 6.9 5.9 0.0 57.7 42.3 22,126
Kristianstad G 3.7 142,784 42.9 24.3 19.6 11.5 1.7 0.0 44.6 55.4 15,410
Kronoberg G 2.2 85,299 39.4 14.2 24.9 17.0 4.5 0.0 43.9 56.1 10,414
Malmö area G 4.9 189,815 57.0 18.8 1.0 19.9 3.3 0.0 60.3 39.7 39,047
Malmöhus G 3.9 152,040 50.0 16.4 23.1 9.0 0.6 0.0 50.5 49.4 1,678
Norrbotten N 2.8 109,213 48.6 10.7 8.8 10.5 21.4 0.0 70.0 30.0 43,774
Skaraborg G 3.6 139,460 34.9 24.1 21.7 16.2 3.0 0.1 37.9 62.0 33,585
Stockholm S 11.2 432,759 38.2 34.5 0.8 16.9 9.6 0.0 47.8 52.2 19,188
Stockholm County S 5.0 194,150 45.0 27.7 7.0 12.2 8.0 0.1 53.0 46.9 11,748
Södermanland S 3.2 123,448 55.1 22.4 12.0 8.0 2.5 0.0 57.6 42.4 18,760
Uppsala S 2.2 84,614 49.2 23.0 13.8 10.8 3.2 0.0 52.4 47.6 4,144
Värmland S 4.0 156,445 50.1 20.3 12.2 9.0 8.4 0.0 58.5 41.5 26,544
Västerbotten N 3.0 117,930 45.4 28.0 13.1 10.5 3.0 0.0 48.4 51.6 3,718
Västernorrland N 4.0 153,309 52.7 16.3 14.4 7.3 9.3 0.0 62.0 38.0 36,924
Västmanland S 2.8 108,138 55.9 17.6 12.7 7.6 6.2 0.0 62.1 37.9 26,086
Älvsborg N G 2.7 104,961 40.5 25.2 19.3 10.9 4.1 0.0 44.6 55.4 11,402
Älvsborg S G 2.4 92,846 41.5 16.5 15.5 22.8 3.7 0.0 45.2 54.8 8,937
Örebro S 3.6 140,150 52.8 23.0 9.7 8.2 6.3 0.0 59.1 40.9 25,514
Östergötland G 5.1 196,741 53.8 16.1 11.8 13.6 4.7 0.0 58.5 41.5 33,477
Total 100.0 3,878,991 46.1 22.7 12.4 12.3 6.3 0.1 52.4 47.5 192,641
Source: SCB [1]

By votes

Location Land Share Votes S FP B H K Other Left Right Margin
 %
Blekinge G 2.0 76,934 37,185 18,435 8,677 9,009 3,623 5 40,808 36,121 4,687
Bohuslän G 2.8 107,523 42,088 32,859 13,441 14,044 5,089 2 47,177 60,344 13,167
Gothenburg G 5.1 199,294 75,719 68,737 22,034 30,427 2,377 106,146 90,771 15,375
Gotland G 0.8 31,917 11,250 6,069 9,745 4,678 175 11,425 20,492 9,067
Gävleborg N 3.9 151,753 79,886 26,772 19,564 9,557 15,971 3 95,857 55,893 39,964
Halland G 2.3 90,557 34,836 13,385 27,344 12,205 2,731 56 37,567 52,934 15,367
Jämtland N 1.9 73,977 38,050 13,404 12,390 7,217 2,915 1 40,965 33,011 7,954
Jönköping G 3.9 152,296 62,384 39,494 28,639 17,399 4,379 1 66,763 85,532 18,769
Kalmar G 3.3 127,410 56,295 15,946 28,639 22,187 4,340 3 60,635 66,772 6,137
Kopparberg S 3.7 143,228 74,260 29,951 20,685 9,915 8,417 82,677 60,551 22,126
Kristianstad G 3.7 142,784 61,296 34,635 27,971 16,490 2,390 2 63,686 79,096 15,410
Kronoberg G 2.2 85,299 33,634 12,096 21,211 14,549 3,808 1 37,442 47,856 10,414
Malmö area G 4.9 189,815 108,248 35,569 1,942 37,841 6,151 64 114,399 75,352 39,047
Malmöhus G 3.9 152,040 75,959 24,967 35,072 15,130 888 24 76,847 75,169 1,678
Norrbotten N 2.8 109,213 53,103 11,702 9,536 11,478 23,387 7 76,490 32,716 43,774
Skaraborg G 3.6 139,460 48,741 33,642 30,242 22,562 4,120 153 52,861 86,446 33,585
Stockholm S 11.2 432,759 165,355 149,492 3,293 73,090 41,332 197 206,687 225,875 19,188
Stockholm County S 5.0 194,150 87,427 53,840 13,665 23,626 15,452 140 102,879 91,131 11,748
Södermanland S 3.2 123,448 68,029 27,604 14,884 9,855 3,074 2 71,103 52,343 18,760
Uppsala S 2.2 84,614 41,664 19,441 11,692 9,102 2,715 44,379 40,235 4,144
Värmland S 4.0 156,445 78,301 31,795 19,125 14,030 13,193 1 91,494 64,950 26,544
Västerbotten N 3.0 117,930 53,581 32,957 15,443 12,423 3,524 2 57,105 60,823 3,718
Västernorrland N 4.0 153,309 80,772 24,951 22,031 11,210 14,344 1 95,116 58,192 36,924
Västmanland S 2.8 108,138 60,461 19,056 13,716 8,254 6,651 67,112 41,026 26,086
Älvsborg N G 2.7 104,961 42,516 26,495 20,201 11,484 4,262 3 46,778 58,180 11,402
Älvsborg S G 2.4 92,846 38,556 15,313 14,374 21,204 3,398 1 41,954 50,891 8,937
Örebro S 3.6 140,150 74,021 32,199 13,643 11,471 8,806 10 82,827 57,313 25,514
Östergötland G 5.1 196,741 105,842 31,631 23,256 26,742 9,264 6 115,106 81,629 33,477
Total 100.0 3,878,991 1,789,459 882,437 480,421 478,786 244,826 3,062 2,034,285 1,841,644 192,641
Source: SCB [1]

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