Sweden 1976 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Riksdag
|
|
Date of Election
|
September
19, 1976
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
349
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Social
Democratic Labor Party (SAP) |
152
|
42.7%
|
| Center
Party (CP) |
86
|
24.1%
|
| Moderate
Coalition Party (MSP) |
55
|
15.6%
|
| Liberal
Party (FP) |
39
|
11.1%
|
| Communist
Left Party (UPK) |
17
|
4.8%
|
* 310 deputies were
elected by proportional representation in 28 constituencies; the remaining
39 were selected from a national pool designed to give absolute proportionality
to all parties receiving at least 4% of the vote.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1977, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1977.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
8
222 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
5
947 077
|
|
Total Votes
|
5
457 043
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
91.8%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Sweden. [Internet]. International IDEA. 10 December 2001. |
