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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^[1] and the Nordic Council.^[2] 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

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

See also

References

1. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QatPAAAAMAAJ&dq=sweden+driving+right+1963+council+of+europe&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=pressure+Sweden The Rule of the Road: An International Guide to History and Practice], Peter Kincaid, Greenwood Press, 1986, page 160
2. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CAKOAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Nordic+Council+was+actively+involved+in+trying+to+change+the+Swedish+left-hand+drive+to+conform+with+the+right-hand%22&dq=%22The+Nordic+Council+was+actively+involved+in+trying+to+change+the+Swedish+left-hand+drive+to+conform+with+the+right-hand%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixlJqdwarWAhUKCMAKHfsLBEQQ6AEIKDAA The Nordic Council and Scandinavian Integration], Erik Solem, Praeger Publishers, 1977, page 99
3. ^¹{{cite encyclopedia | title=Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige | encyclopedia=Nationalencyklopedin | url=http://ne.se/folkomröstning/folkomröstningar-i-sverige | language=Swedish | accessdate=22 May 2011}} {{Subscription required}}
4. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.val.se/det_svenska_valsystemet/folkomrostningar/nationella/index.html |title=Nationella folkomröstningar |publisher=Swedish Election Authority |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5ysPwXyM2?url=http://www.val.se/det_svenska_valsystemet/folkomrostningar/nationella/index.html |archivedate=22 May 2011 |deadurl=no |accessdate=22 May 2011 |df= }}