1936 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.

1936 Swedish general election

20 September 1936

All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
116 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Per Albin Hansson Gösta Bagge Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Party Social Democrats Electoral League Farmers' League
Last election 104 58 36
Seats won 112 44 36
Seat change 9 14
Popular vote 1,338,120 512,781 418,840
Percentage 45.86% 17.57% 14.35%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gustaf Andersson Nils Flyg Sven Linderot
Party People's Party Socialist Communist
Last election 24 6 2
Seats won 27 6 5
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 376,161 127,832 96,519
Percentage 12.89% 4.38% 3.31%

Largest bloc and seats won by constituency

PM before election

Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Centre

Elected PM

Per Albin Hansson
Social Democrats

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