Swedish driving side referendum, 1955

'No' vote campaign poster. Translated it reads: "Keep left-hand traffic. Vote NO on 16/10."

A non-binding referendum on the introduction of right hand traffic was held in Sweden on 16 October 1955.^[1]

The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%.^[1] However, eight years later, in 1963, the Riksdag approved the change. 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).

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

Source: Nationalencyklopedin^[2]
See also: Swedish Election Authority^[3]

See also

• Referendums in Sweden

References

1. "Folkomröstningar 1922-2003" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
2. "Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2011. (subscription required)
3. "Nationella folkomröstningar" (in Swedish). Swedish Election Authority. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.