Sweden held a general election on 16 September 1956.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 This was the sole election between WWII and 1976 which rendered a centre-right majority in the chamber, although the bicameral system and the majority for the leftist parties in the upper chamber rendered a cross-coalition Social Democrat-Farmers' League government.

Results

Regional results

Percentage share LocationShareVotesSFPHBKOtherLeftRightGötaland 48.9 1,895,577 42.4 23.0 19.2 11.7 3.7 0.2 46.0 53.9Svealand 35.7 1,386,402 45.2 27.0 16.4 5.8 5.5 0.0 50.7 49.3Norrland 15.4 597,351 50.1 18.9 12.1 10.8 8.1 0.0 58.2 41.8Total100.0 3,879,330 44.6 23.8 17.1 9.5 5.0 0.149.6 50.4Source:SCB

By votes LocationShareVotesSFPHBKOtherLeftRightGötaland 48.9 1,895,577 803,151 435,945 363,392 221,593 69,559 1,937 872,710 1,020,930Svealand 35.7 1,386,402 626,989 374,839 227,787 80,505 76,260 22 703,249 683,131Norrland 15.4 597,351 299,323 112,780 72,514 64,514 48,197 23 347,520 249,808Total100.0 3,879,330 1,729,463 923,564 663,693 366,612 194,016 1,9821,923,479 1,953,869Source:SCB

Constituency results

Percentage share Location Land Turnout Share VotesSFPHBKOther Margin % % % % % % % % % % Blekinge G 78.4 2.0 75,997 46.7 25.4 15.1 8.9 3.9 0.0 50.6 49.4941Bohuslän G 76.8 2.8 106,899 40.1 31.4 14.8 10.1 3.6 0.0 43.7 56.313,433Gothenburg G 80.1 5.4 210,607 35.3 41.1 11.9 0.1 11.0 0.6 46.4 53.014,095Gotland G 81.4 0.8 29,738 35.3 21.3 16.5 26.2 0.7 0.0 36.0 64.08,304Gävleborg N 75.5 3.8 148,709 51.6 19.6 9.9 10.0 8.9 0.0 60.6 39.431,418Halland G 79.9 2.3 89,437 38.1 17.6 17.5 24.4 2.4 0.0 40.4 59.617,149Jämtland N 75.0 1.8 70,503 50.7 15.9 17.2 13.7 2.5 0.0 53.2 46.84,503Jönköping G 83.7 4.0 156,078 38.6 25.5 18.0 15.2 2.7 0.0 41.3 58.727,054Kalmar G 78.4 3.2 125,082 44.4 13.2 22.5 16.9 3.0 0.0 47.4 52.66,414Kopparberg S 72.1 3.4 133,188 50.7 22.8 11.7 10.0 4.8 0.0 55.5 44.514,556Kristianstad G 80.5 3.6 139,395 41.0 20.1 23.0 14.4 1.5 0.0 42.5 57.520,991Kronoberg G 79.3 2.2 85,487 39.7 14.1 22.8 19.5 3.9 0.0 43.6 56.410,909Malmö area G 86.4 5.3 204,599 50.7 18.8 27.6 0.2 2.7 0.0 53.4 46.613,769Malmöhus G 83.9 3.7 144,074 47.7 17.3 17.1 16.8 0.7 0.4 48.4 51.24,069Norrbotten N 73.8 2.8 109,493 49.3 11.0 13.5 9.0 17.2 0.0 66.4 33.636,001Skaraborg G 78.9 3.4 132,785 35.1 25.5 18.6 18.2 2.6 0.0 37.7 62.332,677Stockholm S 79.6 11.3 440,116 36.5 35.6 20.9 0.1 6.9 0.0 43.4 56.657,966Stockholm County S 81.4 5.3 205,751 42.3 28.2 19.4 4.5 5.6 0.0 47.9 52.18,582Södermanland S 84.1 3.2 122,228 53.8 22.6 12.0 9.5 2.1 0.0 55.9 44.114,458Uppsala S 79.4 2.2 85,623 47.2 22.2 16.6 11.4 2.6 0.0 49.8 50.2351Värmland S 77.9 3.9 153,179 50.0 18.6 15.4 9.1 6.9 0.0 56.9 43.121,015Västerbotten N 78.6 3.0 117,203 46.2 26.3 14.1 10.8 2.6 0.0 48.7 51.32,978Västernorrland N 79.6 3.9 151,443 52.0 19.5 9.5 11.5 7.5 0.0 59.5 40.528,768Västmanland S 80.0 2.8 110,486 55.0 20.4 10.6 9.8 4.2 0.0 59.3 40.720,440Älvsborg N G 79.0 2.7 105,278 41.6 28.1 13.6 14.0 2.7 0.0 44.3 55.711,958Älvsborg S G 84.5 2.5 96,081 39.5 17.0 27.7 12.2 3.6 0.0 43.1 56.913,272Örebro S 78.5 3.5 135,831 50.5 23.7 11.9 8.3 5.6 0.0 56.1 43.916,548Östergötland G 81.5 5.0 194,040 50.6 18.2 18.5 8.8 3.9 0.0 54.5 45.517,395Total 79.8 100.0 3,879,330 44.6 23.8 17.1 9.5 5.00.1 49.650.430,390Source: SCB

By votes Location Land Turnout Share VotesSFPHBKOther Margin % % Blekinge G 78.4 2.0 75,997 35,502 19,311 11,448 6,769 2,967 38,469 37,528941Bohuslän G 76.8 2.8 106,899 42,837 33,580 15,822 10,764 3,896 46,733 60,16613,433Gothenburg G 80.1 5.4 210,607 74,431 86,457 25,102 166 23,199 1,252 97,630 111,72514,095Gotland G 81.4 0.8 29,738 10,491 6,326 4,903 7,792 226 10,717 19,0218,304Gävleborg N 75.5 3.8 148,709 76,784 29,060 14,685 14,900 13,279 1 90,063 58,64531,418Halland G 79.9 2.3 89,437 34,039 15,724 15,699 21,870 2,105 36,144 53,29317,149Jämtland N 75.0 1.8 70,503 35,768 11,241 12,127 9,627 1,730 10 37,498 32,9954,503Jönköping G 83.7 4.0 156,078 60,332 39,801 28,055 23,707 4,177 6 64,509 91,56327,054Kalmar G 78.4 3.2 125,082 55,544 16,456 28,187 21,104 3,789 2 59,333 65,7476,414Kopparberg S 72.1 3.4 133,188 67,564 30,414 15,535 13,367 6,308 73,872 59,31614,556Kristianstad G 80.5 3.6 139,395 57,107 28,027 32,104 20,060 2,093 4 59,200 80,19120,991Kronoberg G 79.3 2.2 85,487 33,972 12,026 19,495 16,677 3,317 37,289 48,19810,909Malmö area G 86.4 5.3 204,599 103,668 38,434 56,440 538 5,513 6 109,181 95,41213,769Malmöhus G 83.9 3.7 144,074 68,725 24,912 24,585 24,250 953 649 69,678 73,7474,069Norrbotten N 73.8 2.8 109,493 53,914 12,065 14,809 9,871 18,832 2 72,746 36,74536,001Skaraborg G 78.9 3.4 132,785 46,571 33,791 24,748 24,190 3,481 4 50,052 82,72932,677Stockholm S 79.6 11.3 440,116 160,496 156,694 92,001 342 30,575 8 191,071 249,03757,966Stockholm County S 81.4 5.3 205,751 87,020 57,944 39,896 9,325 11,563 3 98,583 107,1658,582Södermanland S 84.1 3.2 122,228 65,713 27,585 14,668 11,632 2,630 68,343 53,88514,458Uppsala S 79.4 2.2 85,623 40,373 19,015 14,240 9,730 2,261 4 42,634 42,985351Värmland S 77.9 3.9 153,179 76,532 28,497 23,592 13,991 10,563 4 87,095 66,08021,015Västerbotten N 78.6 3.0 117,203 54,088 30,876 16,566 12,646 3,022 5 57,110 60,0882,978Västernorrland N 79.6 3.9 151,443 78,769 29,538 14,327 17,470 11,334 5 90,103 61,33528,768Västmanland S 80.0 2.8 110,486 60,760 22,493 11,707 10,823 4,703 65,463 45,02320,440Älvsborg N G 79.0 2.7 105,278 43,774 29,532 14,328 14,756 2,884 4 46,658 58,61611,958Älvsborg S G 84.5 2.5 96,081 37,939 16,322 26,585 11,769 3,465 1 41,404 54,67613,272Örebro S 78.5 3.5 135,831 68,531 32,197 16,148 11,295 7,657 3 76,188 59,64016,548Östergötland G 81.5 5.0 194,040 98,219 35,246 35,891 17,181 7,494 9 105,713 88,31817,395Total 79.8 100.0 3,879,330 1,729,463 923,564 663,693 366,612 194,0161,982 1,923,4791,953,86930,390Source: SCB

Results by municipality 1956 had the postal votes were counted separately from the polling station votes in one unified count across municipalities. The exception to these results are those where the whole constituency was one municipality - namely Gothenburg, Gotland and Stockholm where all postal votes were automatically denoted as part of said municipalities.

Only parties or constellations that got votes in any given constituency are listed.

Blekinge LocationShareVotesSFPHBKLeftRightAsarum 5.7 4,306 52.3 12.0 13.2 11.4 11.1 63.4 36.6Bräkne-Hoby 2.7 2,081 43.5 24.8 12.4 17.0 2.2 45.7 54.3Fridlevstad 2.6 1,956 38.8 20.1 25.5 13.3 2.4 41.2 58.8Gammalstorp 2.0 1,505 43.3 22.9 19.1 14.1 0.7 43.9 56.1Hallabro 1.9 1,439 31.0 16.7 31.3 20.2 0.9 31.9 68.1Hasslö 0.8 606 48.2 18.5 1.0 16.8 15.5 63.7 36.3Hällaryd 2.3 1,714 51.1 10.3 12.1 23.0 3.4 54.5 45.5Jämjö 4.5 3,385 36.9 26.2 14.0 21.9 1.0 37.9 62.1Jämshög 2.5 1,873 46.2 13.5 19.5 14.7 6.1 52.3 47.7Karlshamn 7.8 5,912 52.0 23.0 20.9 0.5 3.7 55.7 44.3Karlskrona 21.8 16,584 45.1 38.9 12.5 0.3 3.3 48.3 51.7Kyrkhult 2.6 1,969 43.1 9.3 24.1 18.7 4.8 47.9 52.1Listerby 2.6 1,993 47.5 20.5 11.4 17.9 2.7 50.2 49.8Lyckeby 3.8 2,853 43.8 32.6 19.3 23.1 3.1 46.9 53.1Mjällby 3.6 2,754 38.4 30.5 19.6 10.7 0.7 39.1 60.9Mörrum 2.9 2,222 45.8 14.1 14.0 10.8 15.2 61.0 39.0Nättraby 1.7 1,278 53.0 26.0 14.5 4.5 2.0 55.0 45.0Olofström 3.0 2,278 60.9 16.8 14.0 1.9 6.4 67.3 32.7Ramdala 1.5 1,144 44.5 22.0 17.7 13.5 2.2 46.7 53.3Ronneby city 6.0 4,586 54.9 27.6 13.8 1.0 2.7 57.7 42.3Ronneby rural 5.2 3,964 60.2 18.4 8.2 8.7 4.4 64.7 35.3Rödeby 2.5 1,877 41.2 30.8 11.2 15.2 1.5 42.7 57.3Sturkö 1.0 729 52.0 25.2 7.8 24.4 3.8 55.8 44.2Sölvesborg 4.3 3,252 52.5 22.4 20.8 0.7 3.7 56.2 43.8Tving 2.3 1,770 34.4 18.0 17.9 27.7 2.1 36.4 63.6Postal vote 2.6 1,967 29.9 31.2 34.8 3.3 0.8 30.7 69.3Total2.075,997 46.725.415.18.93.9 50.649.4 Source:SCB

Dalarna

Dalarna County was known as Kopparberg County at the time, but shared the same borders as in the 21st century.

Kopparberg County

LocationShareVotesSFPHBKLeftRightAvesta 3.5 4,698 63.0 18.2 8.0 0.3 10.4 73.4 26.6Bjursås 1.1 1,412 46.3 25.0 7.7 16.3 4.7 51.0 49.0Boda 0.5 639 35.2 30.0 5.3 26.0 3.4 38.7 61.3Borlänge 9.2 12,209 63.3 21.0 9.1 1.3 5.3 68.6 31.4By 1.9 2,477 53.7 15.5 6.9 18.7 5.2 58.9 41.1Enviken 0.8 1,024 41.1 20.4 12.8 25.3 0.4 41.5 58.5Falun 6.5 8,700 40.5 34.9 22.6 0.2 1.8 42.3 57.7Floda 0.9 1,263 48.9 15.4 11.0 21.8 2.9 51.8 48.2Folkärna 1.6 2,150 44.9 16.7 9.5 25.3 3.7 48.6 51.4Gagnef 2.3 3,008 51.7 19.9 5.3 20.6 2.6 54.2 45.8Grangärde 4.2 5,630 61.0 17.5 6.3 3.0 12.2 73.2 26.8Grytnäs 1.5 2,037 54.5 16.0 5.8 14.8 9.0 63.5 36.5Gustafs 1.1 1,458 34.3 24.0 6.9 32.2 2.6 36.9 63.1Hedemora city 2.0 2,722 47.4 28.6 19.1 2.3 2.7 50.0 50.0Hedemora rural 2.6 3,483 52.5 12.1 9.0 22.5 3.8 56.4 43.6Husby 2.3 2,999 60.5 14.1 5.8 15.8 3.8 64.3 35.7Idre 0.4 596 54.9 26.5 6.2 6.5 5.9 60.7 39.3Järna 2.7 3,591 46.5 19.2 16.5 8.1 9.7 56.1 43.9Krylbo 1.3 1,739 63.5 23.9 6.8 0.5 5.3 68.8 31.2Leksand 3.4 4,555 40.3 27.3 16.5 15.0 0.9 41.2 58.8Lima 0.9 1,165 50.6 24.7 9.7 13.3 1.6 52.3 47.7Ludvika city 4.2 5,574 55.2 27.0 13.0 0.3 4.5 59.7 40.3Ludvika rural 2.5 3,365 64.3 18.1 5.0 2.6 9.9 74.2 25.8Malung 3.5 4,639 53.9 27.1 14.7 2.3 2.0 55.9 44.1Mora 2.8 3,763 40.2 24.1 12.6 19.2 3.9 44.1 55.9Morastrand 1.3 1,723 44.2 30.9 18.5 4.5 1.8 46.0 54.0Norrbärke 1.9 2,512 65.6 12.1 6.7 9.4 6.2 71.8 28.2Nås 0.6 810 46.4 21.6 8.9 19.0 4.1 50.5 49.5Ore 0.8 1,061 38.1 25.2 5.0 9.3 22.4 60.5 39.5Orsa 2.5 3,362 44.6 24.8 12.8 12.3 5.4 50.1 49.9Rättvik 2.5 3,398 43.3 27.5 18.3 8.6 2.3 45.6 54.4Siljansnäs 0.5 603 47.9 20.7 8.1 20.7 2.5 50.4 49.6Smedjebacken 1.7 2,266 69.5 16.1 8.6 0.6 5.2 74.7 25.3Sollerön 0.5 666 29.1 23.6 9.0 34.4 3.9 33.0 67.0Stora Kopparberg 3.2 4,241 55.5 24.1 10.5 5.1 4.7 60.2 39.8Stora Skedvi 1.1 1,492 28.9 16.6 11.7 41.2 1.6 30.5 69.5Stora Tuna 3.9 5,142 42.3 18.8 9.5 25.6 3.8 46.1 53.9Sundborn 0.7 955 38.7 23.5 10.9 21.7 5.2 44.0 56.0Svärdsjö 2.0 2,717 41.6 26.8 10.0 19.3 2.4 43.9 56.1Säfsnäs 0.9 1,208 74.9 13.0 4.5 1.7 6.0 80.9 19.1Särna 0.5 661 43.9 27.2 10.7 13.5 4.7 48.6 51.4Säter 1.6 2,106 53.4 24.2 11.0 9.4 2.0 55.4 44.6Söderbärke 1.4 1,799 60.6 16.1 6.9 13.8 2.5 63.1 36.9Transtrand 0.6 810 67.3 23.7 5.7 2.6 0.7 68.0 32.0Venjan 0.5 603 33.0 27.2 18.7 20.2 0.8 33.3 66.7Vika 1.2 1,624 46.3 19.4 12.4 9.2 12.7 59.0 41.0Våmhus 0.4 537 40.2 21.2 10.1 25.0 3.5 43.8 56.2Ål 0.9 1,226 42.7 35.6 8.6 12.1 1.1 43.7 56.3Älvdalen 2.0 2,631 38.2 36.3 10.8 11.6 3.0 41.2 58.8Äppelbo 0.6 763 42.1 13.6 11.1 27.1 6.0 48.1 51.9Postal vote 2.5 3,376 34.7 29.9 31.7 2.5 1.2 35.9 64.1Total 3.4 133,18850.7 22.8 11.7 10.0 4.8 55.544.5 Source:SCB

Gothenburg and Bohus

Bohuslän