Country: | Sweden |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1921 Swedish general election |
Previous Year: | 1921 |
Next Election: | 1928 Swedish general election |
Next Year: | 1928 |
Seats For Election: | All 230 seats in the Riksdag |
Election Date: | 19–21 September 1924 |
Image1: | Hjalmar branting stor bild.jpg |
Leader1: | Hjalmar Branting |
Party1: | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Last Election1: | 93 |
Seats1: | 104 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 725,407 |
Percentage1: | 41.09% |
Leader2: | Arvid Lindman |
Party2: | Electoral League |
Last Election2: | 62 |
Seats2: | 65 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 461,257 |
Percentage2: | 26.12% |
Image3: | Carl Gustaf Ekman.jpg |
Leader3: | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
Party3: | Free-minded National Association |
Last Election3: | 41 |
Seats3: | 29 |
Seat Change3: | 12 |
Popular Vote3: | 228,913 |
Percentage3: | 12.97% |
Image4: | Johannes Andersson SPA (cropped).jpg |
Leader4: | Johan Andersson |
Party4: | Farmers' League |
Last Election4: | 21 |
Seats4: | 23 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 190,396 |
Percentage4: | 10.78% |
Image5: | Eliel Löfgren 1929.JPG |
Leader5: | Eliel Löfgren |
Party5: | Liberal Party of Sweden |
Last Election5: | – |
Seats5: | 4 |
Seat Change5: | New |
Popular Vote5: | 69,627 |
Percentage5: | 3.94% |
Image6: | Nils Flyg.jpg |
Leader6: | Nils Flyg |
Party6: | Communist |
Last Election6: | 7 |
Seats6: | 4 |
Seat Change6: | 3 |
Popular Vote6: | 63,301 |
Percentage6: | 3.60% |
Image7: | Zethh1953.jpg |
Leader7: | Zeth Höglund |
Party7: | Communist Party of Sweden (1924) |
Last Election7: | – |
Seats7: | 1 |
Seat Change7: | New |
Popular Vote7: | 26,301 |
Percentage7: | 1.49% |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | PM-elect |
Before Election: | Ernst Trygger |
Before Party: | General Electoral League |
After Election: | Hjalmar Branting |
After Party: | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
General elections were held in Sweden between 19 and 21 September 1924.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2]
See main article: Results of the 1924 Swedish general election.
After the election the Cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned and Gustav V asked Hjalmar Branting to form a new Cabinet which the Social Democratic leader accepted.