Election to the Swedish Reichstag in 1940
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
Gains and losses
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% |