Sweden Andra kammaren election 1956
Sweden elections · 1956-09-16 · held
231 seats returned to Andra kammaren.
Results: final · partial coverage · Published national party or electoral-list votes; historical affiliations as classified by the source
Turnout: 79.84%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 1729463 | 44.58% | 106 | 110 | -4 | — |
| People's Party | 923564 | 23.81% | 58 | 58 | 0 | — |
| Right Party | 663693 | 17.11% | 42 | 31 | +11 | — |
| Farmers' League | 366612 | 9.45% | 19 | 26 | -7 | — |
| Communist Party | 194016 | 5% | 6 | 5 | +1 | — |
| Left Socialist Party | 1252 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samlingspartiet | 635 | 0.02% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other parties | 95 | 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.
Sources & further reading
Historical election result table
Statistics Sweden: national historical turnout and party-share series