1908 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden in September 1908.^[1] Right-winger Arvid Lindman stayed on as prime minister.

Prior to this election, Sweden had switched to using proportional representation.[1]

Results

Only 34.7% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 61%, the highest since Riksdag elections began in 1866.^[1]



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free-minded National Association	144,426	46.83	105	–4
	General Electoral League	118,808	38.53	91	–17
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	45,155	14.64	34	+21
Total		308,389	100.00	230	0

Registered voters/turnout		503,128	–
Source: Mackie & Rose^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406

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[LL-1] Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329

[T-2] Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406

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