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Sweden 1917 general election

What was the result of the 1917 general election in Sweden?

Swedish Social Democratic Party won 86 of 217 seats with 31.1% of the vote. 65.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 86 of 217 seats with 31.1% of the vote; 65.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 86 31.1%
  • Liberals 62 27.6%
  • Moderate Party 57 24.7%
  • Centre Party 9 5.3%
  • National Agrarian Union 3 3.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
109 of 217 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 31.1%

    Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party

    Swedish Social Democratic Party won 86 of 217 seats. A majority needs 109.

  2. 65.8%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Swedish Social Democratic Party8631.1228,777
Liberals6227.6202,936
Moderate Party5724.7182,070
Centre Party95.339,262
National Agrarian Union33.122,659
Votes by party
  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 228,777
  • Liberals 202,936
  • Moderate Party 182,070
  • Centre Party 39,262
  • National Agrarian Union 22,659

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?

65.8% of the 1,123,969 registered voters cast a ballot (739,053 ballots). 735,984 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party31.1% of votes39.6% of seats
  • Liberals27.6% of votes28.6% of seats
  • Moderate Party24.7% of votes26.3% of seats
  • Centre Party5.3% of votes4.1% of seats
  • National Agrarian Union3.1% of votes1.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.2 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Liberals by 3.5 points of the vote.

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