1960 Swedish general election

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 Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.

1960 Swedish general election

18 September 1960
All 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag 117 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tage Erlander Bertil Ohlin Jarl Hjalmarson Party Social Democrats People's Party Right Last election 111 38 45 Seats won 114 40 39 Seat change 3 2 6 Popular vote 2,033,016 744,142 704,365 Percentage 47.79% 17.49% 16.56%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Gunnar Hedlund Hilding Hagberg Party Centre Communist Last election 32 5 Seats won 34 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 579,007 190,560 Percentage 13.61% 4.48%
Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
Prime Minister before election Tage Erlander Social Democrats Elected Prime Minister Tage Erlander Social Democrats

Results

Main article: Results of the 1960 Swedish general election

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