Swedish driving side referendum, 1955
Encyclopedia
A referendum
on introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden
on 16 October 1955.
The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%. However, the traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on 3 September 1967 (see Dagen H
).
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
See also: Swedish Election Authority
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on 16 October 1955.
The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%. However, the traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on 3 September 1967 (see Dagen H
Dagen H
Dagen H , today mostly called "Högertrafikomläggningen" , was the day, 3 September 1967, on which traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right...
).
Result
| Summary of the referendum |
Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 400,061 | 15.5 |
| No | 2,139,996 | 82.9 |
| Blank votes | 41,630 | 1.6 |
| Total | 2,581,687 | 100 |
| Invalid votes | 6,043 | |
| Eligible voters | 4,866,100 | |
| Turnout | 2,587,730 | 53.2 |
Nationalencyklopedin
Nationalencyklopedin is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 1980, which was repaid by December 1990...
See also: Swedish Election Authority