Swedish general election, 1928

Swedish general election, 1928

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All 230 seats in the Riksdag
First party Second party Third party   Leader Per Albin Hansson Arvid Lindman Carl Gustaf Ekman Party Social Democratic Electoral League Free-minded National Last election 104 65 28 Seats won 90 73 28 Seat change 14 8 0 Popular vote 873,931 692,434 303,995 Percentage 37.0% 29.4% 12.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Olof Olsson Nils Flyg Eliel Löfgren Party Farmers' League Communist Liberal Last election 23 4 5 Seats won 27 8 4 Seat change 4 4 1 Popular vote 263,501 151,567 70,820 Percentage 11.2% 6.4% 3.0%
Prime Minister before election Carl Gustaf Ekman Free-minded National PM-elect Arvid Lindman Electoral League

Carl Gustaf Ekman
Free-minded National

Arvid Lindman
Electoral League

General elections were held in Sweden between 15 and 21 September 1928. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 90 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag.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.

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