Swedish general election, 1960

Swedish general election, 1960

1958 ← September 18, 1960 → 1964

All 232 seats to the Second Chamber of the Riksdag 117 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Tage Erlander Bertil Ohlin Party Social Democrats Liberal People's Party Last election 111 seats 38 seats Seats won 114 seats 40 seats Seat change +3 +2 Popular vote 2,033,016 744,142 Percentage 47.8% 17.5%

PM before election Tage Erlander Social Democrats Elected PM Tage Erlander Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1960. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 114 of the 232 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party	2,033,016	47.8	114	+3
People's Party	744,142	17.5	40	+2
Rightist Party	704,365	16.6	39	–6
Centre Party	579,007	13.6	34	+2
Communist Party of Sweden	190,560	4.5	5	0
Other parties	3,024	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	17,496	–	–	–
Total	4,271,610	100	232	+1
Registered voters/turnout	4,972,177	85.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver