1905 Swedish general election
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General elections were held in Sweden in September 1905.[1]
The General Electoral League got more votes but fewer seats than the Free-Minded party. This incongruency helped lay the base for a switch to proportional representation in 1907.[1]
Results
[edit]Only 31% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 50.4%, the first time it had ever been higher than 50%.[1]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Electoral League | 98,359 | 45.26 | 108 | –11 | |
Free-minded National Association | 98,287 | 45.23 | 109 | +2 | |
Swedish Social Democratic Party | 20,677 | 9.51 | 13 | +9 | |
Total | 217,323 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 432,099 | – | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose[2] |