1955 Swedish driving side referendum|
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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.
The voter turnout was 53.2%, and the suggestion failed by 15.5% against 82.9%. However, eight years later, in 1963, the Riksdag approved the change, following pressure from the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council. Traffic in Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right on 3 September 1967 (see Dagen H).
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