General elections were held in Sweden in September 1896.[1] The Lantmanna Party received a narrow plurality of the vote.[1] Erik Gustaf Boström remained Prime Minister.
Campaign
The Liberals and the Swedish Social Democratic Party ran joint lists in some constituencies.[2]
Results
Only 23.9% of the male population aged over 21 was eligible to vote.[1] Voter turnout was 45.3%.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Leif Lewin (1989) Ideology and Strategy: A Century of Swedish Politics Cambridge University Press, p329
- ^ a b Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp404–406