1964 Swedish general election explained

Country:Sweden
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1960 Swedish general election
Previous Year:1960
Next Election:1968 Swedish general election
Next Year:1968
Seats For Election:All 233 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
Majority Seats:117
Election Date:20 September 1964
Leader1:Tage Erlander
Party1:Swedish Social Democratic Party
Last Election1:114
Seats1:113
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:2,006,923
Percentage1:47.27%
Leader2:Bertil Ohlin
Party2:People's Party
Last Election2:40
Seats2:43
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:720,733
Percentage2:16.98%
Leader3:Gunnar Hedlund
Party3:Centre Party (Sweden)
Last Election3:34
Seats3:35
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:559,632
Percentage3:13.18%
Leader4:Gunnar Heckscher
Party4:Right
Last Election4:39
Seats4:33
Seat Change4:6
Popular Vote4:582,609
Percentage4:13.72%
Leader5:C.-H. Hermansson
Party5:Communist
Last Election5:5
Seats5:8
Seat Change5:3
Popular Vote5:221,746
Percentage5:5.22%
Prime Minister
Before Election:Tage Erlander
Before Party:Swedish Social Democratic Party
After Election:Tage Erlander
After Party:Swedish Social Democratic Party

General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1964.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 113 of the 233 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[2] Tage Erlander's Social Democratic government was returned to power.

Results

See main article: Results of the 1964 Swedish general election.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1872