March 1914 Swedish general election

March 1914 Swedish general election

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All 230 seats in the Riksdag
First party Second party Third party   Leader Arvid Lindman Hjalmar Branting Axel Schotte Party Electoral League Social Democrats Free-minded Last election 64 64 102 Seats won 86 73 71 Seat change 22 9 31 Popular vote 286,250 228,712 245,107 Percentage 37.65% 30.09% 32.24%
Prime Minister before election Karl Staaff Free-minded PM-elect Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Electoral League

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Early general elections were held in Sweden between 27 March and 7 April 1914,^[1][2] after the Riksdag had been prematurely dissolved by the Cabinet of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld.^[3] The General Electoral League emerged as the largest party, winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber.^[4] As of 2022, this is the last time a Swedish election has not seen the Social Democrats win a plurality of seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	General Electoral League	286,250	37.65	86	+22
	Free-minded National Association	245,107	32.24	71	–31
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	228,712	30.09	73	+9
	Other parties	125	0.02	0	0
Total		760,194	100.00	230	0
Valid votes		760,194	99.58
Invalid/blank votes		3,229	0.42
Total votes		763,423	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,092,454	69.88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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