1921 Swedish general election

none Sweden parliamentary 1920 Swedish general election 1920 1924 Swedish general election 1924 All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren 10 September 1921 x160px Hjalmar Branting by Goodwin.jpg Hjalmar Branting Swedish Social Democratic Party 75 93 18 630,855 36.22% Arvid Lindman.jpg Arvid Lindman Electoral League 71 62 9 449,302 25.79% Raoul Hamilton 1959.JPG Raoul Hamilton Free-minded National Association 47 41 6 325,608 18.69% Johannes Andersson SPA (cropped).jpg Johan Andersson Farmers' League 30Total seats of Farmers' League and Farmers' Association 21 9 192,269 11.04% Karl Kilbom - Sveriges styresmän.jpg Karl Kilbom Communist 7 7 80,355 4.61% Ivar Vennerström - Sveriges styresmän.jpg Ivar Vennerström Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden (1921) – 6 New 56,241 3.23% Prime Minister PM-elect Oscar von Sydow Independent (politician) Hjalmar Branting Swedish Social Democratic Party Riksdagsvalet 1921.svg Largest bloc and seats won by constituency Early general elections were held in Sweden between 10 and 26 September 1921,Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 978-3-8329-5609-7 the first in Sweden under universal suffrage. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 93 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag. Party leader Hjalmar Branting formed his second government. Background Before the elections in 1921 the Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden accepted Lenin's April Theses and was renamed the Communist Party of Sweden, whilst a breakaway faction of some 6,000 socialists who had been excluded by the communists as "non-revolutionary elements" kept the previous name. Electoral system thumb|left|Ballot papers used for election In 1921 universal suffrage was introduced for men and women,How Swedish women got the right to vote https://sharingsweden.se/materials/how-swedish-women-got-the-right-to-vote 2024-10-20 Sharing Sweden en-GB aged 23 and over. However, a significant number of people were still unable to vote, including those who had been declared incapable of managing their own affairs by a court of law. This limitation of the franchise disappeared only in 1989 when the Riksdag abolished incapacitation.The development of democracy Informationsverige.se https://www.informationsverige.se/en/om-sverige/att-paverka-i-sverige/demokratins-utveckling.html 2024-10-21 www.informationsverige.se en In the 1921 elections incapacitation meant that only 55% of the population could vote. Results Results of the 1921 Swedish general election The five first women MPs were elected, with Kerstin Hesselgren in the Första kammaren and Nelly Thüring (Social Democrat), Agda Östlund (Social Democrat) Elisabeth Tamm (liberal) and Bertha Wellin (Conservative) in the Andra kammaren.Hofverberg Elin 2021-06-04 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Sweden https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2021/06/100-years-of-womens-suffrage-in-sweden/ 2024-10-21 The Library of Congress File:Sweden_Riksdag_1921.svg Swedish Social Democratic Party 630855 93 +18 General Electoral League 449302 62 –9 Free-minded National Association 325608 41 –6 Farmers' League 192269 21 –9 Communist Party 80355 7 0 Social Democratic Left Party 56241 6 New Other parties 7322 0 0 5601 0 3222917 Nohlen & Stöver Aftermath As a result of the election Prime Minister Oscar von Sydow resigned and was replaced by Hjalmar Branting who also became Foreign Minister of Sweden. Although the non-socialist parties held a majority in the second chamber, Branting was able to hold office through being the largest party and reaching cross-ideological consensus in the chamber. The centre-right majority took over the governing in 1923 under Ernst Trygger following a parliamentary loss for the Social Democrats over unemployment protection. Alongside the universal franchise reform, a parliamentary system of government developed and gained acceptance, implying that the government requires the Riksdag's confidence and support for all major decisions. From 1921 all major treaties with foreign states had to be approved by the Riksdag, and the two chambers of the Riksdag now elected their own Speakers along with two deputy speakers each. Notes References Nordisk familjebok, (Owl edition), 2nd ed., Stockholm : Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag, 1904-1926 sv Category:General elections in Sweden General Sweden Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results