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1917 Swedish general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Sweden |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | September 1914 Swedish general election |
| previous_year | 1914 |
| next_election | 1920 Swedish general election |
| next_year | 1920 |
| seats_for_election | All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren |
| election_date | 1 September 1917 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Hjalmar Branting by Goodwin.jpg |
| leader1 | Hjalmar Branting |
| party1 | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
| last_election1 | 87 |
| seats1 | 86 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| popular_vote1 | 228,777 |
| percentage1 | 31.08% |
| image2 | Daniel Persson i Tällberg 1928.JPG |
| leader2 | Daniel Persson |
| party2 | Free-minded National Association |
| last_election2 | 57 |
| seats2 | 62 |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| popular_vote2 | 202,936 |
| percentage2 | 27.57% |
| image3 | Arvid Lindman.jpg |
| leader3 | Arvid Lindman |
| party3 | Electoral League |
| last_election3 | 86 |
| seats3 | 57 |
| seat_change3 | 27 |
| popular_vote3 | 182,070 |
| percentage3 | 24.74% |
| image4 | Zethh1953.jpg |
| leader4 | Zeth Höglund |
| party4 | SSV |
| last_election4 | – |
| seats4 | 11 |
| seat_change4 | New |
| popular_vote4 | 59,243 |
| percentage4 | 8.05% |
| image5 | Gös Erik Eriksson SPA (cropped).jpg |
| leader5 | Erik Eriksson |
| party5 | Farmers' League |
| last_election5 | 0 |
| seats5 | 9 |
| seat_change5 | 9 |
| popular_vote5 | 39,262 |
| percentage5 | 5.33% |
| party6 | National Farmers' Association (Sweden) |
| last_election6 | – |
| seats6 | 5 |
| seat_change6 | New |
| popular_vote6 | 22,659 |
| percentage6 | 3.08% |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | PM-elect |
| before_election | Carl Swartz |
| before_party | General Electoral League |
| after_election | Nils Edén |
| after_party | Free-minded National Association |
General elections were held in Sweden between 1 and 16 September 1917. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. As a result the Rightist Prime Minister Carl Swartz resigned the premiership and was replaced by Liberal leader Nils Edén.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1871
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