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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" (Swedish: Kosackvalet) due to the harsh tone and aggressive criticism on both sides.
Party | Leader | Votes | Seats | ||||
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Number | % | ± % | Number | ± | |||
Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson | 874,267 | 37.0 | -4,1 | 90 | −15 | |
General Electoral League | Arvid Lindman | 692,350 | 29.4 | +3,2 | 73 | +8 | |
Free-minded People's Party | Carl Gustaf Ekman | 305,632 | 12,9 | +2,1 | 28 | −1 | |
Peasants League | Olof Olsson | 262,756 | 11.2 | +0,3 | 27 | +4 | |
Communist Party of Sweden | Nils Flyg | 151,729 | 6.4 | +2,8 | 8 | +4 | |
Liberal Party of Sweden | Eliel Löfgren | 70,861 | 3,0 | +1,0 | 4 | 0 | |
No. of valid votes | ? | 100.0 | 230 | ||||
Invalid votes | ? | ||||||
Total | 2,363,168 (67,4 %) |
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