Sweden Andra kammaren election 1940
Sweden elections · 1940-09-15 · held
230 seats returned to Andra kammaren.
Results: final · partial coverage · Published national party or electoral-list votes; historical affiliations as classified by the source
Turnout: 70.28%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1546804 | 53.81% | 134 | 112 | +22 | — |
| National Organisation of the Right | 518346 | 18.03% | 42 | 44 | -2 | — |
| Farmers' League | 344345 | 11.98% | 28 | 36 | -8 | — |
| People's Party | 344113 | 11.97% | 23 | 27 | -4 | — |
| Communist Party | 101424 | 3.53% | 3 | 5 | -2 | — |
| Socialist Party | 18430 | 0.64% | 0 | 6 | -6 | — |
| Left Socialist Party | 898 | 0.03% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other parties | 57 | 0% | 0 | — | — | — |
The franchise, electoral system and party organisations changed over time. Historical votes are not comparable to universal-suffrage elections. Unknown figures remain unreported. Colours are a display palette. Left-wing splits are listed separately. SCB’s long-run historical summary combines some communist and socialist organisations that are separate in this table.
Sources & further reading
Historical election result table
Statistics Sweden: national historical turnout and party-share series