Sweden Riksdag election 1970
Sweden elections · 1970-09-20 · held
350 seats returned to Riksdag.
Results: final · partial coverage · Published national party or electoral-list votes; historical affiliations as classified by the source
Turnout: 88.28%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2256369 | 45.34% | 163 | 125 | +38 | — |
| Centre Party | 991208 | 19.92% | 71 | 39 | +32 | — |
| People's Party | 806667 | 16.21% | 58 | 34 | +24 | — |
| Moderate Party | 573812 | 11.53% | 41 | 32 | +9 | — |
| Left Party Communists | 236659 | 4.76% | 17 | 3 | +14 | — |
| Christian Democratic Unity | 88770 | 1.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Communist League Marxist–Leninist | 21238 | 0.43% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other parties | 1473 | 0.03% | 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