Sweden held a general election on the 18 September 1960.[1] [2] 232 seats were filled in the election.[3]
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Swedish Social Democratic Party 2,033,016 47.79 114 +3 People's Party 744,142 17.49 40 +2 Rightist Party 704,365 16.56 39 –6 Centre Party 579,007 13.61 34 +2 Communist Party 190,560 4.48 5 0 Progress Union 1,375 0.03 0 New Corporate Party 614 0.01 0 New Left Socialist Party 176 0.00 0 0 Other parties 859 0.02 0 0 Total 4,254,114 100.00 232 +1 Valid votes 4,254,114 99.59 Invalid/blank votes 17,496 0.41 Total votes 4,271,610 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,972,177 85.91 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Regional results
Percentage share
Location
Share
Votes
S
FP
H
C
K
Other
Left
Right
Götaland
48.1
2,047,323
45.1
17.1
18.4
16.4
3.0
0.0
48.1
51.8
Svealand
36.2
1,539,587
49.1
19.3
16.8
9.6
5.0
0.1
54.2
45.7
Norrland
15.7
667,204
52.9
14.6
10.4
14.4
7.7
0.0
60.6
39.4
Total
100.0
4,254,114
47.8
17.5
16.6
13.6
4.5
0.0
52.3
47.7
Source: SCB [1]
By votes
Location
Share
Votes
S
FP
H
C
K
Other
Left
Right
Götaland
48.1
2,047,323
923,772
349,731
375,886
335,205
61,773
956
985,545
1,060,822
Svealand
36.2
1,539,587
756,224
297,301
258,884
147,662
77,637
1,879
833,861
703,847
Norrland
15.7
667,204
353,020
97,110
69,595
96,140
51,150
189
404,170
262,845
Total
100.0
4,254,114
2,033,016
744,142
704,365
579,007
190,560
3,024
2,223,576
2,027,514
Source: SCB [1]
Constituency results
Percentage share
Location
Land
Turnout
Share
Votes
S
FP
H
C
K
Other
Margin
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Blekinge
G
82.3
1.9
81,106
50.6
18.1
14.9
13.3
3.1
0.0
53.8
46.2
6,111
Bohuslän
G
80.4
2.8
120,274
42.7
25.7
15.2
13.1
3.3
0.0
46.0
54.0
9,627
Gothenburg
G
82.3
5.5
232,100
42.2
31.3
15.1
1.8
9.3
0.3
51.5
48.2
7,685
Gotland
G
85.7
0.7
30,710
36.5
12.1
16.5
34.2
0.7
0.0
37.2
62.8
7,880
Gävleborg
N
81.6
3.9
165,048
53.4
14.5
8.4
14.4
7.6
0.0
62.6
37.4
41,626
Halland
G
84.7
2.3
98,293
34.9
13.1
19.1
31.4
1.5
0.0
41.6
58.4
16,486
Jämtland
N
82.2
1.8
77,304
52.4
13.6
13.5
17.9
2.6
0.0
55.1
44.9
7,828
Jönköping
G
86.5
3.9
166,211
42.3
19.5
16.4
19.8
2.0
0.0
44.3
55.7
18,950
Kalmar
G
84.0
3.2
135,902
46.5
9.6
19.4
22.1
2.4
0.0
48.9
51.1
3,039
Kopparberg
S
79.5
3.6
154,580
52.7
15.2
10.0
17.2
4.9
0.0
57.6
42.4
23,366
Kristianstad
G
84.5
3.5
148,227
41.7
16.6
19.8
20.8
1.1
0.0
42.9
57.1
21,167
Kronoberg
G
83.3
2.2
91,569
40.6
10.1
25.7
20.2
3.4
0.0
44.0
56.0
10,906
Malmö area
G
86.5
5.3
223,369
53.7
11.4
29.2
5.8
1.9
0.0
55.6
44.4
25,073
Malmöhus
G
86.6
3.5
150,517
47.4
11.1
16.7
24.4
0.4
0.0
47.8
52.2
6,579
Norrbotten
N
81.2
3.1
129,848
54.5
8.9
12.1
9.0
15.5
0.0
70.0
30.0
51,843
Skaraborg
G
84.2
3.4
143,746
37.7
19.4
16.7
24.2
2.0
0.0
39.7
60.3
29,581
Stockholm
S
85.0
11.1
473,970
42.9
24.1
23.3
2.8
6.6
0.3
49.6
50.1
2,512
Stockholm County
S
82.4
5.7
242,378
45.6
19.8
21.2
8.4
4.9
0.1
50.5
49.4
2,795
Södermanland
S
85.1
3.1
130,418
55.1
17.7
12.5
12.5
2.2
0.0
57.3
42.7
19,132
Uppsala
S
84.6
2.2
95,544
48.9
18.1
15.0
15.6
2.4
0.0
51.3
48.7
2,531
Värmland
S
82.8
3.9
168,002
53.5
13.9
14.0
12.7
5.9
0.0
59.4
40.6
31,723
Västerbotten
N
84.1
3.0
129,422
48.9
21.9
11.8
15.4
2.0
0.0
50.9
49.1
2,366
Västernorrland
N
85.6
3.9
165,582
53.6
14.6
10.9
14.8
6.1
0.0
61.4
38.6
37,662
Västmanland
S
80.5
2.9
123,196
56.7
15.8
10.3
12.9
4.2
0.1
60.9
39.0
27,064
Älvsborg N
G
83.0
2.7
114,122
45.0
21.5
12.8
18.3
2.4
0.0
47.3
52.7
6,165
Älvsborg S
G
85.5
2.4
102,367
42.8
13.3
23.9
17.0
3.0
0.0
45.8
54.2
8,578
Örebro
S
83.7
3.6
151,499
54.4
18.8
9.9
12.7
4.2
0.0
58.5
41.4
25,915
Östergötland
G
87.2
4.9
208,810
52.7
13.4
16.6
14.1
3.2
0.0
55.9
44.1
24,812
Total
85.9
100.0
4,254,114
47.8
17.5
16.6
13.6
4.5
0.0
52.3
47.7
196,062
Source: SCB [1]
By votes
Location
Land
Turnout
Share
Votes
S
FP
H
C
K
Other
Margin
%
%
Blekinge
G
82.3
1.9
81,106
41,086
14,647
12,083
10,766
2,521
3
43,607
37,496
6,111
Bohuslän
G
80.4
2.8
120,274
51,338
30,853
18,311
15,784
3,983
5
55,321
64,948
9,627
Gothenburg
G
82.3
5.5
232,100
97,887
72,611
34,948
4,247
21,604
803
119,491
111,806
7,685
Gotland
G
85.7
0.7
30,710
11,217
3,724
5,075
10,495
197
2
11,414
19,294
7,880
Gävleborg
N
81.6
3.9
165,048
88,255
23,920
13,866
23,868
15,025
114
103,280
61,654
41,626
Halland
G
84.7
2.3
98,293
39,013
12,514
15,864
29,009
1,888
5
40,901
57,387
16,486
Jämtland
N
82.2
1.8
77,304
40,544
10,485
10,401
13,846
2,016
12
42,560
34,732
7,828
Jönköping
G
86.5
3.9
166,211
70,274
32,430
27,276
32,860
3,342
29
73,616
92,566
18,950
Kalmar
G
84.0
3.2
135,902
63,142
13,070
26,401
29,995
3,285
9
66,427
69,466
3,039
Kopparberg
S
79.5
3.6
154,580
81,403
23,564
15,411
26,623
7,561
18
88,964
65,598
23,366
Kristianstad
G
84.5
3.5
148,227
61,852
24,582
29,268
30,845
1,676
4
63,528
84,695
21,167
Kronoberg
G
83.3
2.2
91,569
37,205
9,236
18,499
23,500
3,124
5
40,329
51,235
10,906
Malmö area
G
86.5
5.3
223,369
120,062
25,471
65,161
8,500
4,143
32
124,205
99,132
25,073
Malmöhus
G
86.6
3.5
150,517
71,296
16,681
25,176
36,683
665
16
71,961
78,540
6,579
Norrbotten
N
81.2
3.1
129,848
70,704
11,565
15,731
11,690
20,125
33
90,829
38,986
51,843
Skaraborg
G
84.2
3.4
143,746
54,176
27,860
24,078
34,723
2,904
5
57,080
86,661
29,581
Stockholm
S
85.0
11.1
473,970
203,542
114,020
110,432
13,051
31,449
1,476
234,991
237,503
2,512
Stockholm County
S
82.4
5.7
242,378
110,604
48,050
51,373
20,273
11,887
191
122,491
119,696
2,795
Södermanland
S
85.1
3.1
130,418
71,903
23,091
16,245
16,298
2,863
18
74,766
55,634
19,132
Uppsala
S
84.6
2.2
95,544
46,737
17,312
14,293
14,894
2,293
15
49,030
46,499
2,531
Värmland
S
82.8
3.9
168,002
89,844
23,294
23,485
21,358
10,016
5
99,860
68,137
31,723
Västerbotten
N
84.1
3.0
129,422
63,244
28,331
15,276
19,914
2,643
14
65,887
63,521
2,366
Västernorrland
N
85.6
3.9
165,582
90,273
22,809
14,321
26,822
11,341
16
101,614
63,952
37,662
Västmanland
S
80.5
2.9
123,196
69,823
19,449
12,637
15,910
5,237
140
75,060
47,996
27,064
Älvsborg N
G
83.0
2.7
114,122
51,291
24,577
14,634
20,931
2,686
3
53,977
60,142
6,165
Älvsborg S
G
85.5
2.4
102,367
43,834
13,622
24,464
17,381
3,055
11
46,889
55,467
8,578
Örebro
S
83.7
3.6
151,499
82,368
28,521
15,008
19,255
6,331
16
88,699
62,784
25,915
Östergötland
G
87.2
4.9
208,810
110,099
27,853
34,648
29,486
6,700
24
116,799
91,987
24,812
Total
85.9
100.0
4,254,114
2,033,016
744,142
704,365
579,007
190,560
3,024
2,223,576
2,027,514
196,062
Source: SCB [1]
References
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