1928 Swedish general election

none Sweden parliamentary 1924 Swedish general election 1924 1932 Swedish general election 1932 All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag 15 September 1928 130x130px Per Albin Hansson, statsminister, porträttbild 1935.jpg Per Albin Hansson Swedish Social Democratic Party 104 90 14 873,931 37.05% Arvid Lindman.jpg Arvid Lindman Electoral League 65 73 8 692,434 29.36% Carl Gustaf Ekman.jpg Carl Gustaf Ekman Free-minded National Association 29 28 1 303,995 12.89% Olof Olsson 1859 SPA10 (cropped) bild.jpg Olof Olsson Farmers' League 23 27 4 263,501 11.17% Nils Flyg.jpg Nils Flyg Communist 4 8 4 151,567 6.43% Eliel Löfgren 1929.JPG Eliel Löfgren Liberal Party of Sweden 4 4 70,820 3.00% Prime Minister PM-elect Carl Gustaf Ekman Free-minded National Association Arvid Lindman General Electoral League Riksdagsvalet 1928.svg Largest bloc and seats won by constituencythumb|250px|Election poster from the Conservative (or Right) Party. The text reads: "DALECARLIANS - Your forefathers have once saved Sweden from Christian the Tyrant. Redo your great work: Everyone who votes for the "Workers' Party" votes for the revolution of society, and the introduction of Bolshevism. SAVE THE FATHERLAND!" General elections were held in Sweden between 15 and 21 September 1928.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 90 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1872 Arvid Lindman of the General Electoral League became Prime Minister, replacing the incumbent, Carl Gustaf Ekman of the Free-minded National Association. The elections have since become known as the "Cossack election" due to the harsh tone and aggressive criticism used by both sides. Results Results of the 1928 Swedish general election File:Sweden_Riksdag_1928.svg Swedish Social Democratic Party 873931 90 –14 General Electoral League 692434 73 +8 Free-minded National Association 303995 28 –1 Farmers' League 263501 27 +4 Communist Party 151567 8 +4 Liberal Party 70820 4 0 Peace and Justice 1037 0 New Against Monopolies 712 0 New Free List 301 0 New Women's List 186 0 New Västgöta Almogen Free Group 175 0 New Other parties 152 0 – 4490 0 3505672 Nohlen & Stöver, SCB References External links Category:General elections in Sweden Sweden General Sweden Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results