Election to the Swedish Parliament in 1911

On September 10, 1911 , the first election to the Second Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag took place on the basis of the principle of equality : every man has one vote. There was still no right to vote for women.

This led to a shift in political weight. The conservatives around the previous Prime Minister Arvid Lindman lost influence, and the Social Democrats gained more.

The liberal Karl Staaff became Prime Minister in a coalition with the Social Democrats. In 1914 he resigned in protest against King Gustav V's armaments policy .

Political party	% Votes
Liberal Frisinnade landsföreningen	40.2%
Conservative Allmänna valmansförbundet	31.3%
Social Democrats Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti	28.5%