Election to the Swedish Parliament in 1968

The election to the Second Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag took place on September 15, 1968 . It was the last election before the introduction of the unicameral system .

For the first time since 1940 , the Social Democrats regained an absolute majority . The Social Democratic Prime Minister Tage Erlander was able to continue his office without having to rely on toleration, for example from the communists .

The Centerpartiet rose for the first time to become the second strongest party. The Communist Left Party was only able to win three seats.

Election result

Election to the Swedish Parliament in 1968

 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

50.12

16.13

15.01

13.88

3.01

1.50

0.36

S.

C.

FP

H

VPK

KD

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1964

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

+2.85

+2.95

-1.97

+0.16

-2.21

-0.28

-1.49

S.

C.

FP

H

VPK

KD

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

     

A total of 233 seats

• VPK : 3
• S : 125
• C : 39
• FP : 34
• H : 32

Political party		Party leader	be right			Mandate distribution
				%	+ -%	Seats	+ -
	Socialdemokraterna (Social Democrats)	Days Erlander	2,420,242	50.12	+2.85	125	+12
	Centerpartiet (center party / agrarian-liberal)	Gunnar Hedlund	778.818	16.13	+2.95	39	+6
	Folkpartiet (People's Party / right-wing liberal)	Sven Wedén	724.899	15.01	−2.09	34	−8
	Högerpartiet ((Right) Conservatives)	Yngve Holmberg	670.478	13.88	+0.16	32	+; 0
	Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna (Left Party / Communist)	Carl-Henrik Hermansson	145.127	3.01	−2.21	3	−5
	Kristen democisk samling (Christian Democrats)	Birger Ekstedt	72,411	1.50	−0.28	-	-
	other parties	-	17,276	0.36	−1.49	-	-
valid votes / seats in total			4,829,296	100.00		233	+5
invalid votes			32,605
Total votes			4,861,901 (89.48%)