Swedish general election, 1928

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Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag were held 15 September21 September 1928. This election is often called the "Cossack Election" (Swedish: Kosackvalet) due to the harsh tone and aggressive criticism on both sides.

Party Leader Votes Seats
Number ± % Number ±
  Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 874,267 37.0 ? 90 −15
  Rightist 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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