Election to the Swedish Reichstag in 1940

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Election to the Swedish Reichstag in 1940
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
53.81
18.03
11.98
11.97
3.53
0.64
0.03
H
B.
SKP
SP
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1936
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+7.95
+0.46
-2.37
-0.92
+0.22
-3.74
-1.60
H
B.
SKP
SP
Otherwise.
Distribution of seats
     
A total of 230 seats
  • SKP : 3
  • S : 134
  • B : 28
  • FP : 23
  • H : 42
Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson succeeded in keeping Sweden out of the Second World War through a compliant policy of neutrality .

The election for the Second Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag took place on September 15, 1940 .

The Social Democrats and the three non-socialist parties had already formed a large coalition government in the Finnish winter war from November 1939. After the occupation of Denmark and Norway from April 1940, postponing the elections was considered. The election was then carried out on the scheduled date, but the parliamentary parties agreed on extensive restraint in the election campaign.

Political party %
Votes 		Change
to 1936
Social Democrats
Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 		53.8% + 7.9%

Imperial Organization of the Right Högern's Riks Organization 		18.0% + 0.4%

Bondeförbundet farmers' union 		12.0% -2.3%
People's Party
Folkpartiet 		12.0% -0.9%
Communists
Sveriges kommunistiska parti 		3.5% + 0.2%
Socialists
Socialistiska partiet 		0.7% -3.7%
Other parties 0.0% 0.0%