Results of the 1960 Swedish general election

Sweden held a general election on the 18 September 1960.[1][2] 232 seats were filled in the election.[3]

## Results[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Swedish Social Democratic Party| 2,033,016| 47.79| 114| +3
| People's Party| 744,142| 17.49| 40| +2
| Rightist Party| 704,365| 16.56| 39| –6
| Centre Party| 579,007| 13.61| 34| +2
| Communist Party| 190,560| 4.48| 5| 0
| Progress Union| 1,375| 0.03| 0| New
| Corporate Party| 614| 0.01| 0| New
| Left Socialist Party| 176| 0.00| 0| 0
| Other parties| 859| 0.02| 0| 0
Total| 4,254,114| 100.00| 232| +1
Valid votes| 4,254,114| 99.59|
Invalid/blank votes| 17,496| 0.41|
Total votes| 4,271,610| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,972,177| 85.91|
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

## Regional results[edit]

### Percentage share[edit]

Location  | Share  | Votes  | S | FP | H | C | K | Other  | Left  | Right

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Götaland | 48.1  | 2,047,323  | 45.1  | 17.1  | 18.4  | 16.4  | 3.0  | 0.0  | 48.1  | 51.8
Svealand | 36.2  | 1,539,587  | 49.1  | 19.3  | 16.8  | 9.6  | 5.0  | 0.1  | 54.2  | 45.7
Norrland | 15.7  | 667,204  | 52.9  | 14.6  | 10.4  | 14.4  | 7.7  | 0.0  | 60.6  | 39.4
Total | 100.0 | 4,254,114 | 47.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 52.3 | 47.7
Source: SCB [1]

### By votes[edit]

Location  | Share  | Votes  | S | FP | H | C | K | Other  | Left  | Right

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Götaland | 48.1  | 2,047,323  | 923,772  | 349,731  | 375,886  | 335,205  | 61,773  | 956  | 985,545  | 1,060,822
Svealand | 36.2  | 1,539,587  | 756,224  | 297,301  | 258,884  | 147,662  | 77,637  | 1,879  | 833,861  | 703,847
Norrland | 15.7  | 667,204  | 353,020  | 97,110  | 69,595  | 96,140  | 51,150  | 189  | 404,170  | 262,845
Total | 100.0 | 4,254,114 | 2,033,016 | 744,142 | 704,365 | 579,007 | 190,560 | 3,024 | 2,223,576 | 2,027,514
Source: SCB [1]

## Constituency results[edit]

### Percentage share[edit]

Location  | Land  | Turnout  | Share  | Votes  | S | FP | H | C | K | Other  | Left  | Right

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Blekinge | G | 82.3  | 1.9  | 81,106  | 50.6  | 18.1  | 14.9  | 13.3  | 3.1  | 0.0  | 53.8  | 46.2
Bohuslän | G | 80.4  | 2.8  | 120,274  | 42.7  | 25.7  | 15.2  | 13.1  | 3.3  | 0.0  | 46.0  | 54.0
Gothenburg | G | 82.3  | 5.5  | 232,100  | 42.2  | 31.3  | 15.1  | 1.8  | 9.3  | 0.3  | 51.5  | 48.2
Gotland | G | 85.7  | 0.7  | 30,710  | 36.5  | 12.1  | 16.5  | 34.2  | 0.7  | 0.0  | 37.2  | 62.8
Gävleborg | N | 81.6  | 3.9  | 165,048  | 53.4  | 14.5  | 8.4  | 14.4  | 7.6  | 0.0  | 62.6  | 37.4
Halland | G | 84.7  | 2.3  | 98,293  | 34.9  | 13.1  | 19.1  | 31.4  | 1.5  | 0.0  | 41.6  | 58.4
Jämtland | N | 82.2  | 1.8  | 77,304  | 52.4  | 13.6  | 13.5  | 17.9  | 2.6  | 0.0  | 55.1  | 44.9
Jönköping | G | 86.5  | 3.9  | 166,211  | 42.3  | 19.5  | 16.4  | 19.8  | 2.0  | 0.0  | 44.3  | 55.7
Kalmar | G | 84.0  | 3.2  | 135,902  | 46.5  | 9.6  | 19.4  | 22.1  | 2.4  | 0.0  | 48.9  | 51.1
Kopparberg | S | 79.5  | 3.6  | 154,580  | 52.7  | 15.2  | 10.0  | 17.2  | 4.9  | 0.0  | 57.6  | 42.4
Kristianstad | G | 84.5  | 3.5  | 148,227  | 41.7  | 16.6  | 19.8  | 20.8  | 1.1  | 0.0  | 42.9  | 57.1
Kronoberg | G | 83.3  | 2.2  | 91,569  | 40.6  | 10.1  | 25.7  | 20.2  | 3.4  | 0.0  | 44.0  | 56.0
Malmö area | G | 86.5  | 5.3  | 223,369  | 53.7  | 11.4  | 29.2  | 5.8  | 1.9  | 0.0  | 55.6  | 44.4
Malmöhus | G | 86.6  | 3.5  | 150,517  | 47.4  | 11.1  | 16.7  | 24.4  | 0.4  | 0.0  | 47.8  | 52.2
Norrbotten | N | 81.2  | 3.1  | 129,848  | 54.5  | 8.9  | 12.1  | 9.0  | 15.5  | 0.0  | 70.0  | 30.0
Skaraborg | G | 84.2  | 3.4  | 143,746  | 37.7  | 19.4  | 16.7  | 24.2  | 2.0  | 0.0  | 39.7  | 60.3
Stockholm (city) | S | 85.0  | 11.1  | 473,970  | 42.9  | 24.1  | 23.3  | 2.8  | 6.6  | 0.3  | 49.6  | 50.1
Stockholm County | S | 82.4  | 5.7  | 242,378  | 45.6  | 19.8  | 21.2  | 8.4  | 4.9  | 0.1  | 50.5  | 49.4
Södermanland | S | 85.1  | 3.1  | 130,418  | 55.1  | 17.7  | 12.5  | 12.5  | 2.2  | 0.0  | 57.3  | 42.7
Uppsala | S | 84.6  | 2.2  | 95,544  | 48.9  | 18.1  | 15.0  | 15.6  | 2.4  | 0.0  | 51.3  | 48.7
Värmland | S | 82.8  | 3.9  | 168,002  | 53.5  | 13.9  | 14.0  | 12.7  | 5.9  | 0.0  | 59.4  | 40.6
Västerbotten | N | 84.1  | 3.0  | 129,422  | 48.9  | 21.9  | 11.8  | 15.4  | 2.0  | 0.0  | 50.9  | 49.1
Västernorrland | N | 85.6  | 3.9  | 165,582  | 53.6  | 14.6  | 10.9  | 14.8  | 6.1  | 0.0  | 61.4  | 38.6
Västmanland | S | 80.5  | 2.9  | 123,196  | 56.7  | 15.8  | 10.3  | 12.9  | 4.2  | 0.1  | 60.9  | 39.0
Älvsborg N | G | 83.0  | 2.7  | 114,122  | 45.0  | 21.5  | 12.8  | 18.3  | 2.4  | 0.0  | 47.3  | 52.7
Älvsborg S | G | 85.5  | 2.4  | 102,367  | 42.8  | 13.3  | 23.9  | 17.0  | 3.0  | 0.0  | 45.8  | 54.2
Örebro | S | 83.7  | 3.6  | 151,499  | 54.4  | 18.8  | 9.9  | 12.7  | 4.2  | 0.0  | 58.5  | 41.4
Östergötland | G | 87.2  | 4.9  | 208,810  | 52.7  | 13.4  | 16.6  | 14.1  | 3.2  | 0.0  | 55.9  | 44.1
Total |  | 85.9 | 100.0 | 4,254,114 | 47.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 52.3 | 47.7
Source: SCB [1]

### By votes[edit]

Location  | Land  | Turnout  | Share  | Votes  | S | FP | H | C | K | Other  | Left  | Right

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Blekinge | G | 82.3  | 1.9  | 81,106  | 41,086  | 14,647  | 12,083  | 10,766  | 2,521  | 3  | 43,607  | 37,496
Bohuslän | G | 80.4  | 2.8  | 120,274  | 51,338  | 30,853  | 18,311  | 15,784  | 3,983  | 5  | 55,321  | 64,948
Gothenburg | G | 82.3  | 5.5  | 232,100  | 97,887  | 72,611  | 34,948  | 4,247  | 21,604  | 803  | 119,491  | 111,806
Gotland | G | 85.7  | 0.7  | 30,710  | 11,217  | 3,724  | 5,075  | 10,495  | 197  | 2  | 11,414  | 19,294
Gävleborg | N | 81.6  | 3.9  | 165,048  | 88,255  | 23,920  | 13,866  | 23,868  | 15,025  | 114  | 103,280  | 61,654
Halland | G | 84.7  | 2.3  | 98,293  | 39,013  | 12,514  | 15,864  | 29,009  | 1,888  | 5  | 40,901  | 57,387
Jämtland | N | 82.2  | 1.8  | 77,304  | 40,544  | 10,485  | 10,401  | 13,846  | 2,016  | 12  | 42,560  | 34,732
Jönköping | G | 86.5  | 3.9  | 166,211  | 70,274  | 32,430  | 27,276  | 32,860  | 3,342  | 29  | 73,616  | 92,566
Kalmar | G | 84.0  | 3.2  | 135,902  | 63,142  | 13,070  | 26,401  | 29,995  | 3,285  | 9  | 66,427  | 69,466
Kopparberg | S | 79.5  | 3.6  | 154,580  | 81,403  | 23,564  | 15,411  | 26,623  | 7,561  | 18  | 88,964  | 65,598
Kristianstad | G | 84.5  | 3.5  | 148,227  | 61,852  | 24,582  | 29,268  | 30,845  | 1,676  | 4  | 63,528  | 84,695
Kronoberg | G | 83.3  | 2.2  | 91,569  | 37,205  | 9,236  | 18,499  | 23,500  | 3,124  | 5  | 40,329  | 51,235
Malmö area | G | 86.5  | 5.3  | 223,369  | 120,062  | 25,471  | 65,161  | 8,500  | 4,143  | 32  | 124,205  | 99,132
Malmöhus | G | 86.6  | 3.5  | 150,517  | 71,296  | 16,681  | 25,176  | 36,683  | 665  | 16  | 71,961  | 78,540
Norrbotten | N | 81.2  | 3.1  | 129,848  | 70,704  | 11,565  | 15,731  | 11,690  | 20,125  | 33  | 90,829  | 38,986
Skaraborg | G | 84.2  | 3.4  | 143,746  | 54,176  | 27,860  | 24,078  | 34,723  | 2,904  | 5  | 57,080  | 86,661
Stockholm (city) | S | 85.0  | 11.1  | 473,970  | 203,542  | 114,020  | 110,432  | 13,051  | 31,449  | 1,476  | 234,991  | 237,503
Stockholm County | S | 82.4  | 5.7  | 242,378  | 110,604  | 48,050  | 51,373  | 20,273  | 11,887  | 191  | 122,491  | 119,696
Södermanland | S | 85.1  | 3.1  | 130,418  | 71,903  | 23,091  | 16,245  | 16,298  | 2,863  | 18  | 74,766  | 55,634
Uppsala | S | 84.6  | 2.2  | 95,544  | 46,737  | 17,312  | 14,293  | 14,894  | 2,293  | 15  | 49,030  | 46,499
Värmland | S | 82.8  | 3.9  | 168,002  | 89,844  | 23,294  | 23,485  | 21,358  | 10,016  | 5  | 99,860  | 68,137
Västerbotten | N | 84.1  | 3.0  | 129,422  | 63,244  | 28,331  | 15,276  | 19,914  | 2,643  | 14  | 65,887  | 63,521
Västernorrland | N | 85.6  | 3.9  | 165,582  | 90,273  | 22,809  | 14,321  | 26,822  | 11,341  | 16  | 101,614  | 63,952
Västmanland | S | 80.5  | 2.9  | 123,196  | 69,823  | 19,449  | 12,637  | 15,910  | 5,237  | 140  | 75,060  | 47,996
Älvsborg N | G | 83.0  | 2.7  | 114,122  | 51,291  | 24,577  | 14,634  | 20,931  | 2,686  | 3  | 53,977  | 60,142
Älvsborg S | G | 85.5  | 2.4  | 102,367  | 43,834  | 13,622  | 24,464  | 17,381  | 3,055  | 11  | 46,889  | 55,467
Örebro | S | 83.7  | 3.6  | 151,499  | 82,368  | 28,521  | 15,008  | 19,255  | 6,331  | 16  | 88,699  | 62,784
Östergötland | G | 87.2  | 4.9  | 208,810  | 110,099  | 27,853  | 34,648  | 29,486  | 6,700  | 24  | 116,799  | 91,987
Total |  | 85.9 | 100.0 | 4,254,114 | 2,033,016 | 744,142 | 704,365 | 579,007 | 190,560 | 3,024 | 2,223,576 | 2,027,514
Source: SCB [1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Riksdagsmannavalen åren 1959-1960. I = The elections to the Riksdag during the years 1959-1960. I - Valstatistik-Riksdagsmannavalen- 1959-1960-I.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1872

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