1902 Swedish general election

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General elections were held in Sweden in September 1902.[1] The Free-minded National Association emerged as the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 107 of the 230 seats.

Results[]

Only 27.7% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 47.2%.[1]

Sweden Riksdag 1902.svg
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Free-minded National Association 92,503 51.2 107 +15
Lantmanna Party 81,703 45.3 119 –18
Swedish Social Democratic Party 6,321 3.5 4 +3
Invalid/blank votes
Total 180,527 100 230 0
Registered voters/turnout 382,075
Source: Mackie & Rose[2]
Popular vote
FL
51.24%
LP
45.26%
S
3.50%
Parliament seats
LP
51.74%
FL
46.52%
S
1.74%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
  2. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406
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