Swedish pensions system referendum, 1957
Encyclopedia
A referendum
on the pensions system was held in Sweden
on 13 October 1957.
The voter turnout was 72.4%, and the result was 45.8% for Line 1 (Swedish Social Democratic Party
), 15.0% for Line 2 (Bondeförbundet
) and 35.3% for Line 3 (Högerpartiet
and Liberal People's Party
).
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
See also: Swedish Election Authority
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on the pensions system was held in Sweden
Sweden
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on 13 October 1957.
The voter turnout was 72.4%, and the result was 45.8% for Line 1 (Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
), 15.0% for Line 2 (Bondeförbundet
Centre Party (Sweden)
The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
) and 35.3% for Line 3 (Högerpartiet
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
and Liberal People's Party
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
).
Result
| Summary of the referendum |
Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | 1,624,131 | 45.8 |
| Line 2 | 530,576 | 15.0 |
| Line 3 | 1,251,477 | 35.3 |
| Blank votes | 136,399 | 3.9 |
| Total | 3,542,583 | 100 |
| Invalid votes | 10,282 | |
| Eligible voters | 4,907,701 | |
| Turnout | 3,552,865 | 72.4 |
Nationalencyklopedin
Nationalencyklopedin is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 1980, which was repaid by December 1990...
See also: Swedish Election Authority