1890 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden in 1890.^[1] Pro-free trade candidates received a majority of the vote.^[1] Gustaf Åkerhielm remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

The Free Traders and the new Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.^[2]

Only 23% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 39%.^[1]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free traders	60,658	57.33	140	+4
	Protectionists	45,149	42.67	88	+3
Total		105,807	100.00	228	+7

Registered voters/turnout		288,096	–
Source: Mackie & Rose^[2]

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