1893 Swedish general election
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General elections were held in Sweden in September 1893.[1] Protectionist candidates received a plurality of the vote.[1] Erik Gustaf Boström remained Prime Minister.
Campaign
The Liberals and the Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.[2]
Results
Only 23.7% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 42.4%.[1]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Protectionists | 48,963 | 38.67 | 86 | –2 | |
Liberals | 44,618 | 35.24 | 76 | New | |
Swedish Social Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
Moderate Free Traders | 33,036 | 26.09 | 66 | New | |
Total | 126,617 | 100.00 | 228 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 298,810 | – | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose[2] |
References
- ^ a b c d Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
- ^ a b Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406