Results of the 1940 Swedish general election

Sweden held a general election on 15 September 1940.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858

Results

Regional results Due to the Socialist Party losing its Riksdag representation, only the Social Democrats and the Communist Party have been counted towards the leftist bloc.

Percentage share LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKSPOtherLeftRightGötaland 50.2 1,443,191 51.2 19.7 15.4 10.8 2.8 0.1 0.1 54.0 45.8Svealand 34.6 995,346 56.8 17.5 7.4 13.4 3.5 1.4 0.0 60.3 38.3Norrland 15.2 435,880 55.5 13.9 11.0 12.7 6.1 0.8 0.0 61.6 37.6Total100.0 2,874,417 53.8 18.0 12.0 12.0 3.5 0.6 0.0 57.3 42.0 Source: SCB

By votes LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKSPOtherLeftRightGötaland 50.2 1,443,191 739,363 283,618 222,559 155,523 40,195 1,019 914 779,558 661,700Svealand 34.6 995,346 565,494 174,221 73,690 133,317 34,460 14,138 26 599,954 381,228Norrland 15.2 435,880 241,947 60,507 48,096 55,273 26,769 3,273 15 268,716 163,876Total100.0 2,874,417 1,546,804 518,346 344,345 344,113 101,424 18,430 955 1,648,228 1,206,804 Source: SCB

Constituency results

Percentage share Location Land Share VotesSHBFPKSPOther Margin % % % % % % % % % % Blekinge G 2.0 56,910 54.8 19.9 11.1 12.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 56.7 43.37,620Bohuslän G 3.1 89,004 48.6 20.9 11.6 15.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 51.9 48.13,454Gothenburg G 5.0 143,560 52.4 22.0 0.0 11.2 13.3 0.4 0.6 65.7 33.246,696Gotland G 0.9 24,766 36.6 18.2 30.6 14.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 37.1 62.96,372Gävleborg N 4.0 114,081 60.3 8.8 12.3 10.8 4.9 2.9 0.0 65.2 32.037,864Halland G 2.5 70,897 42.6 19.5 31.8 3.9 2.3 0.0 0.0 44.8 55.27,304Jämtland N 1.8 51,583 56.8 17.4 14.0 10.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 58.3 41.78,599Jönköping G 4.1 117,682 45.2 13.3 18.9 20.4 2.2 0.0 0.0 47.4 52.66,171Kalmar G 3.5 99,845 48.0 22.1 22.7 5.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 49.8 50.2435Kopparberg S 3.7 105,874 60.8 9.2 11.2 15.0 1.9 1.9 0.0 62.7 35.428,887Kristianstad G 3.7 107,726 50.2 15.9 20.0 15.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 51.0 49.02,149Kronoberg G 2.3 65,756 44.1 22.5 24.8 5.6 3.1 0.0 0.0 47.2 52.83,736Malmö area G 4.8 138,890 67.4 23.7 0.6 7.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 68.4 31.651,200Malmöhus G 4.5 130,195 56.9 13.4 22.1 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 56.9 43.117,946Norrbotten N 2.5 70,585 50.9 18.1 7.9 5.5 17.7 0.0 0.0 68.6 31.426,197Skaraborg G 3.7 104,926 41.3 22.1 21.1 14.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 42.7 57.315,316Stockholm S 10.8 309,331 52.0 27.1 0.0 13.3 5.8 1.8 0.0 57.7 40.453,527Stockholm County S 4.6 131,083 56.2 18.2 6.8 13.2 3.3 2.3 0.0 59.5 38.227,942Södermanland S 3.2 92,733 62.1 12.5 11.3 12.4 0.8 0.9 0.0 62.9 36.224,798Uppsala S 2.2 61,900 54.5 15.6 14.4 14.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 55.6 44.46,934Värmland S 4.1 117,442 58.6 12.3 11.1 13.2 3.7 1.2 0.0 62.3 36.530,347Västerbotten N 2.9 83,036 45.9 18.2 8.5 26.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 47.2 52.84,679Västernorrland N 4.1 116,595 59.9 11.6 12.2 10.4 5.9 0.0 0.0 65.8 34.236,859Västmanland S 2.7 76,853 61.1 11.1 14.1 10.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 64.0 36.021,521Älvsborg N G 2.6 75,664 48.6 16.3 18.9 14.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 50.1 49.9150Älvsborg S G 2.3 67,040 43.2 30.1 15.8 8.6 1.7 0.6 0.0 44.9 54.56,444Örebro S 3.5 100,130 59.6 12.4 9.7 14.9 2.1 1.3 0.0 61.7 37.024,770Östergötland G 5.2 150,330 59.6 18.7 10.9 9.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 61.4 38.534,421Total 100.0 2,874,417 53.8 18.0 12.0 12.0 3.50.60.0 57.342.0441,424Source: SCB

By votes Location Land Share VotesSHBFPKSPOther Margin % Blekinge G 2.0 56,910 31,163 11,303 6,335 7,007 1,102 32,265 24,6457,620Bohuslän G 3.1 89,004 43,220 18,601 10,341 13,833 3,009 46,229 42,7753,454Gothenburg G 5.0 143,560 75,271 31,639 16,051 19,115 585 899 94,386 47,69046,696Gotland G 0.9 24,766 9,074 4,508 7,581 3,480 123 9,197 15,5696,372Gävleborg N 4.0 114,081 68,760 10,095 14,059 12,318 5,576 3,273 74,336 36,47237,864Halland G 2.5 70,897 30,196 13,815 22,527 2,758 1,600 1 31,796 39,1007,304Jämtland N 1.8 51,583 29,308 8,965 7,210 5,315 781 4 30,089 21,4908,599Jönköping G 4.1 117,682 53,152 15,599 22,275 24,052 2,603 1 55,755 61,9266,171Kalmar G 3.5 99,845 47,957 22,076 22,671 5,393 1,748 49,705 50,140435Kopparberg S 3.7 105,874 64,319 9,761 11,873 15,857 2,059 2,005 66,378 37,49128,887Kristianstad G 3.7 107,726 54,083 17,081 21,577 14,130 854 1 54,937 52,7882,149Kronoberg G 2.3 65,756 28,975 14,796 16,287 3,662 2,034 2 31,009 34,7453,736Malmö area G 4.8 138,890 93,580 32,915 799 10,131 1,465 95,045 43,84551,200Malmöhus G 4.5 130,195 74,070 17,387 28,761 9,976 1 74,070 56,12417,946Norrbotten N 2.5 70,585 35,925 12,766 5,577 3,849 12,464 4 48,389 22,19226,197Skaraborg G 3.7 104,926 43,309 23,239 22,160 14,722 1,496 44,805 60,12115,316Stockholm S 10.8 309,331 160,822 83,901 41,205 17,811 5,567 25 178,633 125,10653,527Stockholm County S 4.6 131,083 73,660 23,890 8,956 17,243 4,371 2,963 78,031 50,08927,942Södermanland S 3.2 92,733 57,576 11,607 10,447 11,483 759 861 58,335 33,53724,798Uppsala S 2.2 61,900 33,708 9,668 8,936 8,879 709 34,417 27,4836,934Värmland S 4.1 117,442 68,811 14,408 12,988 15,453 4,385 1,397 73,196 42,84930,347Västerbotten N 2.9 83,036 38,104 15,119 7,047 21,691 1,074 1 39,178 43,8574,679Västernorrland N 4.1 116,595 69,850 13,562 14,203 12,100 6,874 6 76,724 39,86536,859Västmanland S 2.7 76,853 46,948 8,555 10,825 8,285 2,238 2 49,186 27,66521,521Älvsborg N G 2.6 75,664 36,807 12,360 14,331 11,066 1,100 37,907 37,757150Älvsborg S G 2.3 67,040 28,953 20,158 10,585 5,782 1,128 434 30,081 36,5256,444Örebro S 3.5 100,130 59,650 12,431 9,665 14,912 2,128 1,343 1 61,778 37,00824,770Östergötland G 5.2 150,330 89,553 28,141 16,329 13,480 2,818 9 92,371 57,95034,421Total 100.0 2,874,417 1,546,804 518,346 344,345 344,113 101,42418,430955 1,648,2281,206,804441,424Source: SCB

Results by city and district

Blekinge LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightBräkne 13.0 7,377 56.5 14.9 20.1 6.0 2.4 58.9 41.1Karlshamn 8.2 4,676 54.7 29.0 0.8 12.5 3.0 57.7 42.3Karlskrona 18.9 10,784 56.9 24.8 0.1 16.2 1.9 58.8 41.2Lister 17.9 10,182 50.5 21.0 13.3 12.5 2.7 53.2 46.8Medelstad 19.2 10,954 56.7 13.9 18.6 9.4 1.4 58.1 41.9Ronneby 4.5 2,585 61.3 23.8 0.4 12.5 1.9 63.2 36.8Sölvesborg 3.2 1,839 57.1 26.5 0.1 15.1 1.3 58.3 41.7Östra 13.6 7,724 50.6 14.7 17.7 16.1 0.9 51.5 48.5Postal vote 1.4 789 Total2.0 56,910 54.8 19.9 11.1 12.3 1.956.7 43.3Source: SCB

Gothenburg and Bohuslän

Bohuslän LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightAskim 10.9 9,686 50.2 22.9 6.9 16.3 3.8 54.0 46.0Bullaren 0.8 752 15.2 18.1 39.2 26.6 0.9 16.1 83.9Inlands Fräkne 2.1 1,883 31.4 27.7 20.4 20.3 0.2 31.5 68.5Inlands Nordre 4.4 3,923 28.3 34.2 25.0 12.4 0.1 28.3 71.7Inlands Södre 3.2 2,888 30.3 27.3 32.1 9.8 0.6 30.9 69.1Inlands Torpe 2.0 1,755 59.9 10.1 23.1 5.8 1.0 61.0 39.0Kungälv 1.7 1,523 63.7 23.9 0.7 10.2 1.5 65.2 34.7Kville 2.1 1,850 35.5 12.1 28.4 23.8 0.2 35.7 64.3Lane 2.8 2,520 31.3 19.2 25.3 23.9 0.2 31.5 68.5Lysekil 3.1 2,784 62.2 24.9 0.1 8.4 4.4 66.6 33.4Marstrand 0.6 505 55.0 21.2 0.0 22.8 1.0 56.0 44.0Mölndal 8.7 7,760 64.3 9.0 1.9 7.5 17.3 81.6 18.4Orust Västra 4.5 3,962 35.9 32.0 7.9 24.0 0.2 36.1 63.9Orust Östra 1.9 1,684 37.4 19.9 22.2 20.5 0.0 37.4 62.6Sotenäs 5.9 5,278 57.3 15.6 2.7 22.1 2.3 59.6 40.4Strömstad 1.4 1,289 55.0 31.7 0.7 12.3 0.3 55.3 44.7Stångenäs 4.0 3,533 59.7 24.6 4.7 10.8 0.2 59.9 40.1Sävedal 6.5 5,821 54.3 15.3 8.8 11.8 9.8 64.1 35.9Sörbygden 1.5 1,298 13.8 42.9 31.2 12.1 0.0 13.8 86.2Tanum 3.0 2,698 33.2 27.7 22.3 16.8 0.0 33.2 66.8Tjörn 3.0 2,677 19.5 27.4 9.4 43.4 0.3 19.8 80.2Tunge 4.1 3,627 55.9 16.5 11.4 15.2 1.0 56.9 43.1Uddevalla 8.9 7,952 64.2 17.7 0.2 16.7 1.2 65.4 34.6Vette 4.1 3,677 58.3 8.6 24.5 8.5 0.1 58.3 41.7Västra Hising 6.9 6,179 41.0 25.7 16.0 14.1 3.2 44.2 55.8Östra Hising 0.6 495 39.2 11.1 40.8 5.9 3.0 42.2 57.8Postal vote 1.1 1,005 Total3.1 89,004 48.6 20.9 11.6 15.5 3.4 51.9 48.1Source: SCB

Gothenburg LocationShareVotesSAVFPKSPLeftRightGothenburg 100.0 143,560 52.4 22.0 11.2 13.3 0.4 65.7 33.2Total5.0 143,560 52.4 22.0 11.2 13.30.4 65.7 33.2 Source: SCB

Gotland LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightGotland Norra 39.3 9,745 39.7 12.8 36.2 10.4 0.8 40.5 59.5Gotland Södra 38.8 9,618 24.2 13.3 41.0 21.4 0.1 24.3 75.7Visby 20.9 5,172 54.0 36.3 1.5 7.6 0.6 54.6 45.4Postal vote 0.9 231 Total0.9 24,766 36.6 18.2 30.6 14.10.537.1 62.9Source: SCB

Gävleborg LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKSPLeftRightAla 9.9 11,328 66.0 3.8 14.0 5.3 10.2 0.7 76.2 23.1Bergsjö-Forsa 9.2 10,450 48.5 4.4 28.2 11.2 4.8 2.9 53.4 43.8Bollnäs ting 12.3 13,976 56.6 5.7 17.5 14.7 4.4 1.1 61.0 37.9Delsbo 3.1 3,557 41.2 7.9 43.1 5.0 0.9 1.9 42.1 56.0Enånger 2.9 3,284 51.8 4.5 15.9 6.5 11.6 9.7 63.3 27.0Gästrikland Västra 11.9 13,631 60.8 6.8 12.8 9.6 6.0 4.0 66.8 29.2Gästrikland Östra 16.6 18,939 68.8 6.2 5.9 10.8 3.8 4.5 72.6 22.9Gävle 15.5 17,708 67.0 16.4 0.0 14.4 0.5 1.8 67.5 30.8Hudiksvall 2.8 3,223 49.0 21.3 1.7 12.8 8.5 6.7 57.5 35.8Söderhamn 4.1 4,653 63.6 19.0 0.2 7.5 8.7 0.9 72.4 26.8Västra Hälsingland 10.6 12,038 55.6 8.9 17.0 10.6 4.7 3.2 60.2 36.5Postal vote 1.1 1,294 Total4.0 114,081 60.3 8.8 12.3 10.8 4.92.965.2 32.0Source: SCB

Halland LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightFalkenberg 4.6 3,292 61.5 26.9 4.8 5.6 1.3 62.8 37.2Faurås 9.5 6,711 25.2 16.1 56.3 2.4 0.0 25.2 74.8Fjäre 10.9 7,738 31.0 21.5 44.6 2.4 0.5 31.5 68.5Halmstad 18.4 13,018 62.7 21.7 1.8 6.0 7.8 70.5 29.5Halmstad hundred 10.1 7,188 49.5 17.0 29.9 2.0 1.6 51.1 48.9Himle 7.3 5,152 26.3 18.3 51.1 3.9 0.5 26.8 73.2Hök 11.2 7,926 29.6 8.9 59.3 2.0 0.2 29.8 70.2Kungsbacka 1.6 1,147 41.8 46.6 1.9 8.9 0.7 42.5 57.5Laholm 1.7 1,191 47.4 26.2 18.5 7.8 0.1 47.5 52.5Tönnersjö 6.9 4,911 47.1 11.9 36.2 2.3 2.5 49.6 50.4Varberg 7.1 5,013 60.7 23.9 2.0 9.6 3.8 64.5 35.5Viske 3.3 2,327 20.6 18.4 57.6 3.2 0.2 20.8 79.2Årstad 6.7 4,729 33.9 24.8 40.0 1.1 0.1 34.0 66.0Postal vote 0.8 554 Total2.5 70,897 42.6 19.5 31.8 3.92.344.8 55.2 Source: SCB

Jämtland LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightBerg 5.0 2,583 54.2 15.8 18.5 9.1 2.4 56.6 43.4Hammerdal 11.8 6,076 56.6 16.7 17.1 8.7 0.9 57.6 42.4Hede 3.1 1,616 66.0 12.4 7.7 12.4 1.5 67.6 32.4Jämtland Västra 20.8 10,754 49.5 16.7 17.0 15.3 1.6 51.1 48.9Lits-Rödön 14.3 7,393 51.6 14.2 20.7 12.4 1.1 52.8 47.2Ragunda 12.0 6,206 69.9 13.7 11.0 4.4 0.9 70.8 29.2Revsund-Brunflo-Näs 13.1 6,745 60.7 13.4 17.3 7.3 1.2 62.0 38.0Sveg 5.7 2,927 70.7 10.8 6.4 8.2 3.9 74.6 25.4Östersund 12.5 6,466 51.8 33.7 2.1 10.9 1.6 53.4 46.6Postal vote 1.6 817 Total1.9 51,583 56.8 17.4 14.0 10.3 1.558.3 41.7Source: SCB

Jönköping LocationShareVotesSAVBFPKLeftRightEksjö 2.9 3,398 49.4 26.9 1.4 21.6 0.6 50.1 49.9Gränna 0.5 632 40.8 26.4 2.4 28.3 2.1 42.9 57.1Huskvarna 4.2 4,956 65.2 7.3 0.7 16.4 10.4 75.7 24.3Jönköping 14.8 17,438 57.4 19.1 0.9 19.4 3.2 60.6 39.4Mo 2.6 3,028 21.3 6.7 31.9 40.1 0.0 21.4 78.6Norra Vedbo 5.6 6,610 37.1 15.6 20.6 26.4 0.3 37.4 62.6Nässjö 4.3 5,091 62.7 17.7 1.2 15.4 3.0 65.7 34.3Södra Vedbo 5.9 6,901 41.0 10.0 29.6 18.8 0.6 41.6 58.4Tranås 3.0 3,579 60.3 16.9 1.0 20.7 1.1 61.4 38.6Tveta 9.1 10,757 50.9 7.5 16.5 22.8 2.3 53.2 46.8Vetlanda 1.7 1,980 50.5 25.2 0.8 18.4 5.1 55.6 44.4Vista 2.6 3,027 30.8 7.9 28.7 32.0 0.6 31.4 68.6Värnamo 2.4 2,871 56.4 20.6 1.3 15.6 6.2 62.6 37.4Västbo 13.7 16,090 40.6 10.2 35.8 12.0 1.4 42.0 58.0Västra 9.7 11,410 31.2 8.7 36.0 23.1 1.0 32.2 67.8Östbo 8.2 9,598 36.8 14.7 22.2 24.3 1.9 38.7 61.3Östra 7.6 8,968 39.6 9.0 30.6 19.5 1.4 41.0 59.0Postal vote 1.1 1,348 Total4.1 117,682 45.2 13.3 18.9 20.4 2.2 47.4 52.6Source: SCB

Kalmar