1924 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden between 19 and 21 September 1924.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
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Caricature in a communist newspaper, on the new government formed by Hjalmar Branting after the elections
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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| Social Democratic Party | 725,407 | 41.1 | 104 | +11 | ||
| General Electoral League | 461,257 | 26.1 | 65 | +3 | ||
| Free-minded National Association | 228,913 | 13.0 | 29 | –12 | ||
| Farmers' League | 190,396 | 10.8 | 23 | +2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Sweden | 69,627 | 3.9 | 4 | New | ||
| Communist Party | 63,601 | 3.6 | 4 | –3 | ||
| Communist Party (Höglund Tendency) | 26,301 | 1.5 | 1 | New | ||
| Other parties | 84 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,473 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 1,771,059 | 100 | 230 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,338,892 | 53.0 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
Formation of a new Cabinet
After the election the Cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned and Gustav V asked Hjalmar Branting to form a new Cabinet which the Social Democratic leader accepted.
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