March 1914 Swedish general election explained

Country:Sweden
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1911 Swedish general election
Previous Year:1911
Next Election:September 1914 Swedish general election
Next Year:September 1914
Seats For Election:All 230 seats in the Riksdag
Election Date:27 March 1914
Image1:Arvid Lindman.jpg
Leader1:Arvid Lindman
Party1:Electoral League
Last Election1:64
Seats1:86
Seat Change1:22
Popular Vote1:286,250
Percentage1:37.65%
Leader2:Hjalmar Branting
Party2:Swedish Social Democratic Party
Last Election2:64
Seats2:73
Seat Change2:9
Popular Vote2:228,712
Percentage2:30.09%
Image3:Axel Schotte 1928.JPG
Leader3:Axel Schotte
Party3:Free-minded National Association
Last Election3:102
Seats3:71
Seat Change3:31
Popular Vote3:245,107
Percentage3:32.24%
Prime Minister
Posttitle:PM-elect
Before Election:Karl Staaff
Before Party:Free-minded National Association
After Election:Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
After Party:General Electoral League

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

See main article: Results of the March 1914 Swedish general election.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Web site: Riksdagsmannavalen våren 1914 av Kungl. Statistiska centralbyrån - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen-1914.pdf. sv. Statistiska Centralbyrån. 22 June 2020.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1864
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1871