1955 Swedish driving side referendum

1955 Swedish driving side referendum

16 October 1955 (1955-10-16)
Results
Choice Votes % Change to driving on the right 400,061 15.50% Keep driving on the left 2,139,996 82.89% Blank votes 41,630 1.61% Valid votes 2,581,687 99.77% Invalid votes 6,043 0.23% Total votes 2,587,730 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 4,866,100 53.18%

'No' vote campaign poster. Translated it reads: "Keep left-hand traffic. Vote NO on 16/10."

A non-binding referendum on the introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden on 16 October 1955.

The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%. However, eight years later, in 1963, the Riksdag approved the change, following pressure from the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council. Traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on 3 September 1967 (see Dagen H).

Result

Choice		Votes	%
For		400,061	15.50
Against		2,139,996	82.89
Blank		41,630	1.61
Total		2,581,687	100.00
Valid votes		2,581,687	99.77
Invalid votes		6,043	0.23
Total votes		2,587,730	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,866,100	53.18
Source: Nationalencyklopedin, Election Authority