1944 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 1944.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 115 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.[2] Due to World War II, the four main parties continued to form a wartime coalition, only excluding the Communist Party.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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| Social Democratic Party | 1,436,571 | 46.6 | 115 | –19 | ||
| National Organization of the Right | 488,921 | 15.8 | 39 | –3 | ||
| Farmers' League | 421,094 | 13.6 | 35 | +7 | ||
| People's Party | 398,293 | 12.9 | 26 | +3 | ||
| Communist Party | 318,466 | 10.3 | 15 | +12 | ||
| Socialist Party of Sweden | 5,279 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Swedish Socialist Unity | 4,204 | 0.1 | 0 | New | ||
| National League of Sweden | 3,819 | 0.1 | 0 | New | ||
| Other parties | 9,657 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,799 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 3,099,103 | 100 | 230 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,310,241 | 71.9 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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