1944 Swedish general election

1944 Swedish general election

17 September 1944
All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag 116 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Party Social Democrats Right Farmers' League Last election 134 42 28 Seats won 115 39 35 Seat change 19 3 7 Popular vote 1,436,571 488,921 421,094 Percentage 46.55% 15.84% 13.64%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Gustaf Andersson Sven Linderot Party People's Party Communist Last election 23 3 Seats won 26 15 Seat change 3 12 Popular vote 398,293 318,466 Percentage 12.91% 10.32%
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
PM before election Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats Elected PM Per Albin Hansson Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.

Results

Main article: Results of the 1944 Swedish general election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	1,436,571	46.55	115	–19
	National Organization of the Right	488,921	15.84	39	–3
	Farmers' League	421,094	13.64	35	+7
	People's Party	398,293	12.91	26	+3
	Communist Party	318,466	10.32	15	+12
	Radical National Association	6,775	0.22	0	New
	Socialist Party	5,279	0.17	0	0
	Swedish Socialist Unity	4,204	0.14	0	New
	National League	3,819	0.12	0	New
	Left Socialist Party	1,677	0.05	0	0
	Other parties	1,205	0.04	0	0
Total		3,086,304	100.00	230	0
Valid votes		3,086,304	99.59
Invalid/blank votes		12,799	0.41
Total votes		3,099,103	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,310,241	71.90
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, SCB