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Sweden 1936 general election

What was the result of the 1936 general election in Sweden?

Swedish Social Democratic Party won 112 of 230 seats with 45.9% of the vote. 74.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 112 of 230 seats with 45.9% of the vote; 74.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 112 45.9%
  • Moderate Party 44 17.6%
  • Centre Party 36 14.4%
  • Liberals 27 12.9%
  • Socialist Party 6 4.4%
  • Left Party 5 3.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
116 of 230 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 45.9%

    Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party

    Swedish Social Democratic Party won 112 of 230 seats. A majority needs 116.

  2. 74.5%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Swedish Social Democratic Party11245.91,338,120
Moderate Party4417.6512,781
Centre Party3614.4418,840
Liberals2712.9376,161
Socialist Party64.4127,832
Left Party53.396,519
Largest party without seats00.926,750
Votes by party
  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,338,120
  • Moderate Party 512,781
  • Centre Party 418,840
  • Liberals 376,161
  • Socialist Party 127,832
  • Left Party 96,519
  • Largest party without seats 26,750

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?

74.5% of the 3,924,598 registered voters cast a ballot (2,925,776 ballots). 2,917,753 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party45.9% of votes48.7% of seats
  • Moderate Party17.6% of votes19.1% of seats
  • Centre Party14.4% of votes15.7% of seats
  • Liberals12.9% of votes11.7% of seats
  • Socialist Party4.4% of votes2.6% of seats
  • Left Party3.3% of votes2.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 28.3 points of the vote.

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