Swedish general election, 1890

Prime Minister Åkerhielm

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General elections were held in Sweden in 1890.^[1] Pro-free trade candidates received a majority of the vote.^[1] Gustaf Åkerhielm remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

The Free Traders and the Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.^[2]

Only 22.8% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 38.5%.^[1]

Bloc	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Free traders	60,658	57.3	140	+4
Protectionists	45,149	42.7	88	+3
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	105,807	100	228	+7
Registered voters/turnout	288,096		–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose^[2]

1 2 3 4 Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
1 2 Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406

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