Swedish general election, 1911
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A general election was held in Sweden
in 1911 to allocate the seats of what was then the lower
of the two houses of the Swedish Riksdag. This election was the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.
Source: Statistics Sweden http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____32065.aspx
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1911 to allocate the seats of what was then the lower
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the two houses of the Swedish Riksdag. This election was the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... Liberala samlingspartiet |
40.2% | |
| General Electoral Union Allmänna valmansförbundet |
31.2% | |
| Social Democrats Socialdemokraterna |
28.5% | |
| Other parties | 0.1% | |
Source: Statistics Sweden http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____32065.aspx