Swedish electorate 1887-1968

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Description:

The study concerns the parliamentary elections (for the second chamber) from 1887, the first election of modern type in Sweden´s history with clearly demarcated political groupings within the electorate, to 1968, the last election under the bicameral parliamentary system.
The aim is to study the mobilization of the Swedish electorate during the period and how social structure influences political behaviour. The data are of two types: political data and social data.

Subject area:

HISTORY, social conditions and indicators, employment, elections, POLITICS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
History, Political Science, Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political parties, political history

Principal organisation:

Uppsala University

Accessibility status:

Access to data through SND
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Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Leif Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Contributor(s):

Bo Jansson

Dag Sörbom - Uppsala University, Department of Information Science

Barbro Lewin - Uppsala University, Department of Government

Identifiers:

SND-ID: SND 0140

Purpose:

Study the mobilization of the Swedish electorate during 1887 to 1968.

Description:

The study concerns the parliamentary elections (for the second chamber) from 1887, the first election of modern type in Sweden´s history with clearly demarcated political groupings within the electorate, to 1968, the last election under the bicameral parliamentary system.
The aim is to study the mobilization of the Swedish electorate during the period and how social structure influences political behaviour. The data are of two types: political data and social data.

Language:

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated:

1887 — 1968

Geographic spread:

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit:

County (NUTS3)

Highest geographic unit:

Country

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Swedish electorate

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Funding:

Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation

Subject area:

HISTORY, social conditions and indicators, employment, elections, POLITICS (CESSDA Topic Classification)
History, Political Science, Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political parties, political history

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Lewin, L., Jansson, B., & Sörbom, D. (1972) The Swedish Electorate 1887-1968. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell.
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Version 1.1:

2013-08-29 doi:10.5878/001561

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Codebook (Swedish)

Dataset SND 0140-001

Swedish electorate - Election returns 1887-1970, county level

Citation:

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University, Department of Government (2013). Swedish electorate - Election returns 1887-1970, county level. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001561

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political history

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Time period(s) investigated:

1887 — 1970

Variables:

32

Number of individuals/objects:

141

Version 1.1:

2013-08-29 doi:10.5878/001562

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Available documentation:

Codebook (Swedish)

Dataset SND 0140-002

Swedish electorate - Election returns 1964, 1966 and 1968, local level

Citation:

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University, Department of Government (2013). Swedish electorate - Election returns 1964, 1966 and 1968, local level. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001562

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political history

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Time period(s) investigated:

1964 — 1968

Variables:

44

Number of individuals/objects:

910

Version 1.1:

2013-08-29 doi:10.5878/001563

Metadata added

Available documentation:

Codebook (Swedish)

Dataset SND 0140-003

Swedish electorate - Postal voting 1964 and 1968

Citation:

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University, Department of Government (2013). Swedish electorate - Postal voting 1964 and 1968. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001563

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political history

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Time period(s) investigated:

1964 — 1968

Variables:

20

Number of individuals/objects:

25

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2013-08-29 doi:10.5878/001564

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Available documentation:

Codebook (Swedish)

Dataset SND 0140-004

Swedish electorate - Occupations 1890-1960

Citation:

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University, Department of Government (2013). Swedish electorate - Occupations 1890-1960. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001564

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political history

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Time period(s) investigated:

1890 — 1960

Variables:

32

Number of individuals/objects:

770

Version 1.1:

2013-08-29 doi:10.5878/001565

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Dataset SND 0140-005

Swedish electorate - Social variables

Citation:

Leif Lewin. Uppsala University, Department of Government (2013). Swedish electorate - Social variables. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001565

Keywords:

elections, occupations, politics, social class, election data, party politics, political history

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Variables:

30

Number of individuals/objects:

166