Country: | Sweden |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1908 Swedish general election |
Previous Year: | 1908 |
Next Election: | March 1914 Swedish general election |
Next Year: | March 1914 |
Seats For Election: | All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren |
Election Date: | 10 September 1911 |
Image1: | Karl_Staaff.jpg |
Leader1: | Karl Staaff |
Party1: | Free-minded National Association |
Seats1: | 102 |
Popular Vote1: | 242,795 |
Percentage1: | 40.20% |
Leader2: | Gustaf Fredrik Östberg |
Party2: | Electoral League |
Seats2: | 64 |
Popular Vote2: | 188,691 |
Percentage2: | 31.24% |
Image3: | Hjalmar branting stor bild.jpg |
Leader3: | Hjalmar Branting |
Party3: | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Seats3: | 64 |
Popular Vote3: | 172,196 |
Percentage3: | 28.51% |
PM | |
Posttitle: | PM-elect |
Before Election: | Arvid Lindman |
Before Party: | General Electoral League |
After Election: | Karl Staaff |
After Party: | Free-minded National Association |
General elections were held in Sweden between 3 and 24 September 1911,[1] the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.[2] The Free-minded National Association (FL) emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[3]
As a result of the election, the General Electoral League's Arvid Lindman resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by FL leader Karl Staaff.
See main article: Results of the 1911 Swedish general election.