Election
1944 Swedish general election|
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Largest bloc and seats won by constituency |
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General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[2] Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1,436,571 | 46.55 | 115 | –19 |
| National Organization of the Right | 488,921 | 15.84 | 39 | –3 |
| Farmers' League | 421,094 | 13.64 | 35 | +7 |
| People's Party | 398,293 | 12.91 | 26 | +3 |
| Communist Party | 318,466 | 10.32 | 15 | +12 |
| Radical National Association | 6,775 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Party | 5,279 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Swedish Socialist Unity | 4,204 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| National League | 3,819 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Left Socialist Party | 1,677 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 1,205 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3,086,304 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 3,086,304 | 99.59 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 12,799 | 0.41 | |
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Total votes | 3,099,103 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,310,241 | 71.90 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB |