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

}}

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