1940 Swedish General Election
15 September 1940 · Folkhemmet · 230 seats, 116 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 134 of 230 seats on 53.8% of the vote. Turnout 70.3%. Per Albin Hansson stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats
Prime Minister (continued)
Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats
Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
134 of 230 seats
Turnout
70.3%
The result
| Share of the Riksdag | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | — | 134 | +22 | 1 546 804 | 53.8% | — | |
| National Organisation of the Right | — | 42 | -2 | 518 346 | 18.0% | — | |
| Farmers' League | — | 28 | -8 | 344 345 | 12.0% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 23 | -4 | 344 113 | 12.0% | — | |
| Communist Party | — | 3 | -2 | 101 424 | 3.5% | — | |
| Socialist Party | — | 0 | -6 | 18 430 | 0.6% | — | |
| Left Socialist Party | — | 0 | — | 898 | 0.0% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0.0% | — |