1924 Swedish general election

1924 Swedish general election

19 September 1924
All 230 seats in the Riksdag
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hjalmar Branting Arvid Lindman Carl Gustaf Ekman Party Social Democrats Electoral League Free-minded Last election 93 62 41 Seats won 104 65 29 Seat change 11 3 12 Popular vote 725,407 461,257 228,913 Percentage 41.09% 26.12% 12.97%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Johan Andersson Eliel Löfgren Nils Flyg Party Farmers' League Liberals Communist Last election 21 – 7 Seats won 23 4 4 Seat change 2 New 3 Popular vote 190,396 69,627 63,301 Percentage 10.78% 3.94% 3.60%   Seventh party   Leader Zeth Höglund Party Höglund Communist Last election – Seats won 1 Seat change New Popular vote 26,301 Percentage 1.49%
Prime Minister before election Ernst Trygger Electoral League PM-elect Hjalmar Branting Social Democrats

Caricature in a communist newspaper, on the new government formed by Hjalmar Branting after the elections

General elections were held in Sweden between 19 and 21 September 1924. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.

Results

Main article: Results of the 1924 Swedish general election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	725,407	41.09	104	+11
	General Electoral League	461,257	26.12	65	+3
	Free-minded National Association	228,913	12.97	29	–12
	Farmers' League	190,396	10.78	23	+2
	Liberal Party	69,627	3.94	4	New
	Communist Party	63,601	3.60	4	–3
	Communist Party (Höglund Tendency)	26,301	1.49	1	New
	Other parties	84	0.00	0	0
Total		1,765,586	100.00	230	0
Valid votes		1,765,586	99.69
Invalid/blank votes		5,473	0.31
Total votes		1,771,059	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,338,892	53.04
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

After the election the Cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned and Gustav V asked Hjalmar Branting to form a new Cabinet which the Social Democratic leader accepted.