1955 Swedish driving side referendum

16 October 1955 (1955-10-16)

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Change to driving on the right	400,061	15.50%
Keep driving on the left	2,139,996	82.89%
Blank votes	41,630	1.61%
Valid votes	2,581,687	99.77%
Invalid votes	6,043	0.23%
Total votes	2,587,730	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	4,866,100	53.18%

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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, following pressure from the Council of Europe^[2] and the Nordic Council.^[3] 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


Choice	Votes	%
For	400,061	15.50
Against	2,139,996	82.89
Blank	41,630	1.61
Total	2,581,687	100.00

Valid votes	2,581,687	99.77
Invalid votes	6,043	0.23
Total votes	2,587,730	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	4,866,100	53.18
Source: Nationalencyklopedin,^[4] Election Authority^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Folkomröstningar 1922-2003" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ The Rule of the Road: An International Guide to History and Practice, Peter Kincaid, Greenwood Press, 1986, page 160
^ The Nordic Council and Scandinavian Integration, Erik Solem, Praeger Publishers, 1977, page 99
^ "Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2011. (subscription required)
^ "Nationella folkomröstningar" (in Swedish). Swedish Election Authority. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

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