Election to the Swedish Parliament in 1917

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Election to the Swedish Parliament in 1917
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
31.08
27.57
24.74
8.05
5.33
3.08
0.14
FL
AV
B.
JR
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1914
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-5.31
+0.70
-11.78
+8.05
+5.12
+3.08
+0.13
FL
AV
B.
JR
Otherwise.
Template: election chart / maintenance / notes
Remarks:
d Spin-off of S
Distribution of seats
      
A total of 230 seats
  • SSV : 11
  • S : 86
  • B : 9
  • JR : 3
  • FL : 62
  • AV : 59
The liberal Nils Edén was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1917 to 1920

In 1917 there was an election for the Second Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag . Only men were eligible to vote.

The conservative party of the incumbent Prime Minister Carl Swartz suffered a significant loss of votes. A coalition government of the Liberals and the Social Democrats came about.

Political party %
Votes 		Change
to Sept. 1914
Social Democrats
Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 		31.1% −5.3%
Liberale
Liberala samlingspartiet (Liberal Gathering Party) 		27.6% + 0.7%
Conservative
Allmänna valmansförbundet (General Electoral Association) 		24.7% −11.8%
Social Democratic Left Party
Sverges socialdemokratiska vänsterparti 		8.1% + 8.1%

Bondeförbundet farmers' union 		5.3% + 5.1%
Reich Association of Farmers
Jordbrukarnas Riksförbund 		3.1% + 3.1%
Other parties 0.1% + 0.1%