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Sweden 1948 general election

What was the result of the 1948 general election in Sweden?

Swedish Social Democratic Party won 112 of 230 seats with 46.1% of the vote. 82.7% 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 46.1% of the vote; 82.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 112 46.1%
  • Liberals 57 22.7%
  • Centre Party 30 12.4%
  • Moderate Party 23 12.3%
  • Left Party 8 6.3%
  • Left Socialist Party 0 0.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
116 of 230 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 46.1%

    Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party

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

  2. 82.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Swedish Social Democratic Party11246.11,789,459
Liberals5722.7882,437
Centre Party3012.4480,421
Moderate Party2312.3478,786
Left Party86.3244,826
Left Socialist Party00.12,943
Votes by party
  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,789,459
  • Liberals 882,437
  • Centre Party 480,421
  • Moderate Party 478,786
  • Left Party 244,826
  • Left Socialist Party 2,943

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.

How many people voted?

82.7% of the 4,707,783 registered voters cast a ballot (3,895,161 ballots). 3,878,991 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party46.1% of votes48.7% of seats
  • Liberals22.7% of votes24.8% of seats
  • Centre Party12.4% of votes13.0% of seats
  • Moderate Party12.3% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Left Party6.3% of votes3.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Liberals by 23.4 points of the vote.

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