Swedish general election, 1917
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A Swedish general election was held in 1917 to allocate the seats of the lower house
of the Swedish Riksdag. 65.8% of eligible voters participated in this election. Women were not eligible to vote at this time, and would not gain the right to vote
until 1921.
Source: Statistics Sweden http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____32065.aspx
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 Swedish Riksdag. 65.8% of eligible voters participated in this election. Women were not eligible to vote at this time, and would not gain the right to vote
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
until 1921.
| Party | % Votes |
+ – from Sep 1914 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats Socialdemokraterna |
31,1% | 5,3% | |
| 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 |
27.6% | 0.7% | |
| General Electoral Union Allmänna valmansförbundet |
24.7% | 11.8% | |
| Social Democratic Left Sverges socialdemokratiska vänsterparti |
8,1% | 8,1% | |
| Farmers' League Bondeförbundet |
5,3% | 5,1% | |
| Farmers' Union Jordbrukarnas Riksförbund |
3,1% | 3,1% | |
| Other parties | negligible | ||
Source: Statistics Sweden http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____32065.aspx