Early general elections were held in
Sweden on 1 June 1958,
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 ] after the defeat of the
Social Democratic government's proposals for a new pensions system in a parliamentary vote. The Social Democrats remained the largest party, winning 111 of the 231 seats in the
Andra kammaren of the
Riksdag,
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1872] and
Tage Erlander
Tage Fritjof Erlander (; 13 June 1901 – 21 June 1985) was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and led the government for an uninterrupted tenu ...
's third government was returned to power. In accordance with the law, the new Chamber was elected only to complete the previous Chamber's term, which was due to end in 1960.
Results
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