Swedish general election, 1928
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Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag were held 15 September–21 September 1928. This election is often called "The Cossack Election", due to the aggressive criticsm against the Social Democrats by the right-wing and liberal parties.
Party | Leader | Votes | Seats | ||||
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Number | % | ± % | Number | ± | |||
Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson | 874,267 | 37.0 | ? | 90 | −15 | |
Right-wing Party | Arvid Lindman | 692,350 | 29.4 | ? | 73 | +8 | |
Free-minded People's Party | Carl Gustaf Ekman | 305,632 | ? | ? | 28 | −1 | |
Peasants League | Olof Olsson | 262,756 | 11.2 | ? | 27 | +4 | |
Communist Party of Sweden | Nils Flyg | 151,729 | 6.4 | ? | 8 | +4 | |
Liberal Party of Sweden | Eliel Löfgren | 70,861 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | |
No. of valid votes | ? | 100.0 | 230 | ||||
Invalid votes | ? | ||||||
Total | 2,363,168 (67,4 %) |
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