Results of the March 1914 Swedish general election

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Sweden held a general election in March 1914 to finish off the original Riksdag term before the regular election later that year.[1][2]

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
General Electoral League 286,250 37.7 86 +22
Free-minded National Association 245,107 32.2 71 –31
Social Democratic Party 228,712 30.1 73 +9
Other parties 125 0.0 0 0
Valid votes 760,194 - - -
Invalid/blank votes 3,229 – – –
Total 763,423 100 230 0
Registered voters/turnout 1,092,454 69.9 – –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
AV
 
 37.65%
FL
 
 32.24%
S
 
 30.09%
Others
 
 0.02%
Parliament seats
AV
 
 37.39%
S
 
 31.74%
FL
 
 30.87%

Regional results[]

Percentage share[]

Land Share Votes AV F S
Götaland 52.9 401,864 47.1 29.0 23.9
Svealand 31.3 237,775 28.6 32.2 39.2
Norrland 15.9 120,555 24.2 43.0 32.8
Total 100.0 760,194 37.7 32.2 30.1
Source: SCB [2]

By votes[]

Land Share Votes AV F S Other
Götaland 52.9 401,864 189,187 116,700 95,904 73
Svealand 31.3 237,775 67,899 76,582 93,261 33
Norrland 15.9 120,555 29,164 51,825 39,547 19
Total 100.0 760,194 286,250 245,107 228,712 125
Source: SCB [2]

County results[]

After the dissolution of first-past-the-post, there were usually several constituencies per county as a remnant. In this results list, votes have been registered based on counties, with the exception of Stockholm and the namesake county which had separate counting areas.[2]

Percentage share[]

Location Land Share Votes AV F S
Blekinge G 2.2 16,411 46.2 29.0 24.8
Gothenburg-Bohus G 5.9 44,925 44.2 29.2 26.6
Gotland G 1.3 10,042 82.2 16.4 1.4
Gävleborg N 4.5 34,008 18.7 30.5 50.8
Halland G 2.9 21,741 59.4 23.7 16.8
Jämtland N 2.3 17,578 21.6 57.1 21.2
Jönköping G 4.4 33,796 55.3 28.5 16.1
Kalmar G 4.1 31,423 62.0 24.2 13.8
Kopparberg S 4.2 31,911 18.5 32.6 48.8
Kristianstad G 4.7 36,048 32.9 41.5 25.6
Kronoberg G 3.1 23,267 60.1 21.1 18.8
Malmöhus G 8.2 62,242 34.4 22.6 43.0
Norrbotten N 2.0 15,458 25.7 27.8 46.4
Skaraborg G 4.9 37,156 40.8 44.1 15.1
Stockholm (city) S 5.7 43,509 38.4 18.8 42.7
Stockholm County S 3.6 27,950 42.8 22.9 34.3
Södermanland S 3.6 27,735 21.6 38.8 39.6
Uppsala S 2.6 19,675 34.6 35.6 29.8
Värmland S 4.6 34,927 21.8 44.1 34.1
Västerbotten N 2.7 20,792 33.8 64.3 1.8
Västernorrland N 4.3 32,719 24.4 41.9 33.6
Västmanland S 3.0 22,751 25.6 30.7 43.7
Älvsborg G 5.8 43,961 50.8 32.6 16.6
Örebro S 3.9 29,317 24.1 39.1 36.8
Östergötland G 5.4 40,852 43.1 24.9 32.0
Total 100.0 760,194 37.7 32.2 30.1
Source: SCB [2]

By votes[]

Location Land Share Votes AV F S Other
Blekinge G 2.2 16,411 7,583 4,753 4,073 2
Gothenburg-Bohus G 5.9 44,925 19,870 13,096 11,950 9
Gotland G 1.3 10,042 8,257 1,643 141 1
Gävleborg N 4.5 34,008 6,365 10,381 17,261 1
Halland G 2.9 21,741 12,914 5,163 3,661 3
Jämtland N 2.3 17,578 3,796 10,044 3,728 10
Jönköping G 4.4 33,796 18,705 9,634 5,450 7
Kalmar G 4.1 31,423 19,491 7,603 4,327 2
Kopparberg S 4.2 31,911 5,908 10,411 15,588 4
Kristianstad G 4.7 36,048 11,856 14,962 9,216 14
Kronoberg G 3.1 23,267 13,995 4,900 4,371 1
Malmöhus G 8.2 62,242 21,407 14,051 26,759 25
Norrbotten N 2.0 15,458 3,975 4,302 7,178 3
Skaraborg G 4.9 37,156 15,170 16,386 5,598 2
Stockholm (city) S 5.7 43,509 16,724 8,175 18,600 10
Stockholm County S 3.6 27,950 11,952 6,395 9,600 3
Södermanland S 3.6 27,735 6,000 10,752 10,980 3
Uppsala S 2.6 19,675 6,810 7,002 5,858 5
Värmland S 4.6 34,927 7,626 15,389 11,910 2
Västerbotten N 2.7 20,792 7,034 13,379 377 2
Västernorrland N 4.3 32,719 7,994 13,719 11,003 3
Västmanland S 3.0 22,751 5,814 6,991 9,944 2
Älvsborg G 5.8 43,961 22,342 14,320 7,297 2
Örebro S 3.9 29,317 7,065 11,467 10,781 4
Östergötland G 5.4 40,852 17,597 10,189 13,061 5
Total 100.0 760,194 286,250 245,107 228,712 125
Source: SCB [2]

References[]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Riksdagsmannavalen våren 1914 av Kungl. Statistiska centralbyrån - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen-1914.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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