1960 Swedish general election
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{{Infobox election
| country = Sweden
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1958 Swedish general election
| previous_year = 1958
| next_election = 1964 Swedish general election
| next_year = 1964
| seats_for_election = All 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag
| majority_seats = 117
| election_date = 18 September 1960
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Tage Erlander 1952.jpg
| leader1 = Tage Erlander
| party1 = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 111
| seats1 = 114
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}3
| popular_vote1 = 2,033,016
| percentage1 = 47.79%
| image2 = Bertil Ohlin.jpg
| leader2 = Bertil Ohlin
| party2 = People's Party
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 38
| seats2 = 40
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote2 = 744,142
| percentage2 = 17.49%
| image3 = Hjalmarson (2).JPG
| leader3 = Jarl Hjalmarson
| party3 = Right
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 45
| seats3 = 39
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}6
| popular_vote3 = 704,365
| percentage3 = 16.56%
| image4 = Gunnar Hedlund 1951.jpg
| leader4 = Gunnar Hedlund
| party4 = Centre Party (Sweden)
| last_election4 = 32
| seats4 = 34
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote4 = 579,007
| percentage4 = 13.61%
| image5 = Hilding Hagberg-2.jpg
| leader5 = Hilding Hagberg
| party5 = Communist
| last_election5 = 5
| seats5 = 5
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote5 = 190,560
| percentage5 = 4.48%
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Tage Erlander
| before_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| after_election = Tage Erlander
| after_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| map_image = Riksdagsvalet 1960.svg
| map_caption = Largest bloc and seats won by constituency
}}
General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1960.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 114 of the 232 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
Results
{{main|Results of the 1960 Swedish general election}}
{{Election results
|image=File:Sweden_Riksdag_1960.svg
|party1=Swedish Social Democratic Party|votes1=2033016|seats1=114|sc1=+3
|party2=People's Party|votes2=744142|seats2=40|sc2=+2
|party3=Rightist Party|votes3=704365|seats3=39|sc3=–6
|party4=Centre Party|votes4=579007|seats4=34|sc4=+2
|party5=Communist Party|votes5=190560|seats5=5|sc5=0
|party6=Progress Union|votes6=1375|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Corporate Party|votes7=614|seats7=0|sc7=New
|party8=Left Socialist Party|votes8=176|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=Other parties|votes9=859|seats9=0|sc9=0
|invalid=17496
|total_sc=+1
|electorate=4972177
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
References
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Category:General elections in Sweden
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