1996 Ordennyan general election

1996 Ordennyan general election

6 June 1996
All 650 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 326 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Fredrik Månsson Arvid Magnusson Albin Andersson Party AP KP LP Leader since 22 March 1994 13 July 1990 22 June 1989 Leader's seat Hellesvik Skarbol Barkerud Last election 271, 34.4% 343 seats, 41.9% 20 seats, 8.4% Seats won 434 148 40 Seat change 163 195 20 Percentage 48.5% 25.4% 14% Swing 14.1% 16.5% 5.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Guðmund Guðmundsson Rune Nyström Party DCP GP Leader since 17 November 1983 6 July 1995 Leader's seat November City North Oured North Last election 14 seats, 3.7% 1 seat, 1.4% Seats won 15 10 Seat change 1 9 Percentage 3.9% 3.5% Swing 0.2% 2.1%
Prime Minister before election Arvid Magnusson Conservative Elected Prime Minister Fredrik Månsson Labour Party

The 1996 Ordennyan general election was held on 6 June 1996. The incumbent governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Arvid Magnusson was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Fredrik Månsson.

The political backdrop of campaigning focused on public opinion towards a change in government. The Labour Party leader, Fredrik Månsson focused on transforming his party through a more centrist policy platform, with promises towards constitutional reform, fiscal responsibility, and Månsson's decision to nominate more female politicians for constituencies. Magnusson sought to rebuild public trust in the Conservatives following a series of scandals, including the events of Black Wednesday in 1992, through campaigning on the strength of the economic recovery following the early 1990s recession, but faced negative party opinion regarding how long they had been in government.

The overall result of the election ended 17 years of Conservative government, in their worst defeat since 1855.