1976 Swedish general election

General elections were held in Sweden on 19 September 1976.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 Although the Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 152 of the 349 seats in the Riksdag,Nohlen & Stöver, p1873 a coalition government was formed with the Centre Party, the People's Party and the conservative Moderate Party (who won a combined 180 seats), which formed Sweden's first non-socialist government since 1936. Centre Party leader Thorbjörn Fälldin, who had widely been expected to take over the government in the previous election of 1973 (which turned out to bring a 175-175 draw between the left and right blocs), was appointed prime minister, the first not from the Swedish Social Democratic Party since Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp's brief interregnum 40 years earlier.

Debates

1976 Swedish general election debates Date Time Organisers Moderators Present   Invitee  Non-invitee SCMLVRefs1 September 1976POlof PalmePThorbjörn FälldinNGösta BohmanNPer AhlmarkNLars Werner Sveriges TelevisionLars Orup [sv]POlof Palme, Gunnar SträngPThorbjörn FälldinPGösta BohmanPPer AhlmarkPLars Werner

Results

Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonBy partyBy coalitionSCMFVÄlvsborg North9431154Älvsborg South8322153Blekinge7321143Bohus11432274Fyrstadskretsen1993421910Gävleborg136311258Gothenburg1973342109Gotland21111Halland9332163Jämtland53223Jönköping13542285Kalmar11532165Kopparberg136411167Kristianstad12542175Kronoberg733143Malmöhus11532165Norrbotten126211248Örebro11631156Östergötland188432199Skaraborg11442174Södermanland9521145Stockholm County331267531815Stockholm Municipality321248441616Uppsala104311155Värmland12632166Västerbotten10531155Västernorrland13741167Västmanland9521145Total34915286553917180169Source: Statistics Sweden

By municipality

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