Election
1920 Swedish general election|
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General elections were held in Sweden between 4 and 17 September 1920, the last before universal suffrage was introduced the following year. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 75 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag. Later in October 1920 Hjalmar Branting was succeeded as prime minister by Baron Louis De Geer.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 195,121 | 29.65 | 75 | –11 |
| General Electoral League | 183,019 | 27.81 | 71 | +14 |
| Free-minded National Association | 143,355 | 21.78 | 47 | –15 |
| Farmers' League | 52,318 | 7.95 | 20 | +9 |
| Social Democratic Left Party | 42,056 | 6.39 | 7 | –4 |
| National Farmers' Association | 40,623 | 6.17 | 10 | +5 |
| Other parties | 1,691 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 658,183 | 100.00 | 230 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 658,183 | 99.70 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,011 | 0.30 | |
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Total votes | 660,194 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,192,922 | 55.34 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |