1956 Swedish General Election
16 September 1956 · Folkhemmet · 231 seats, 116 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 106 of 231 seats on 44.6% of the vote. Turnout 79.8%. Tage Erlander stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Tage Erlander
Social Democrats
Prime Minister (continued)
Tage Erlander
Social Democrats
Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
106 of 231 seats
Turnout
79.8%
The result
Swedish Social Democratic Party
44.6% of votes · -4 seats
106
seats
People's Party
23.8% of votes · 0 seats
58
seats
Right Party
17.1% of votes · +11 seats
42
seats
Farmers' League
9.4% of votes · -7 seats
19
seats
Communist Party
5.0% of votes · +1 seats
6
seats
Left Socialist Party
0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Samlingspartiet
0.0% of votes
0
seats
Other parties
0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats