Sweden September 1914 general election
What was the result of the September 1914 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 87 of 230 seats with 36.4% of the vote. 66.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Sweden- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 87 of 230 seats with 36.4% of the vote; 66.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Moderate Party 86 36.5%
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 87 36.4%
- Liberals 57 26.9%
- Centre Party 0 0.2%
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
Key numbers
36.4%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 87 of 230 seats. A majority needs 116.
66.2%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate Party | 86 | 36.5 | 267,124 |
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 87 | 36.4 | 266,133 |
| Liberals | 57 | 26.9 | 196,493 |
| Centre Party | 0 | 0.2 | 1,507 |
Votes by party
- Moderate Party 267,124
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 266,133
- Liberals 196,493
- Centre Party 1,507
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
How many people voted?
66.2% of the 1,111,767 registered voters cast a ballot (735,485 ballots). 731,361 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party36.4% of votes37.8% of seats
- Moderate Party36.5% of votes37.4% of seats
- Liberals26.9% of votes24.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.9 by seats; Moderate Party led Swedish Social Democratic Party by 0.1 points of the vote.
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