Swedish general election, 1928

Swedish general election, 1928

15 September 1928
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   150x150px 150x150px 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

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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. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 90 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag. The elections have since become known as the "Cossack Election" due to the harsh tone and aggressive criticism from both sides.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party	873,931	37.0	90	–14
General Electoral League	692,434	29.4	73	+8
Free-minded National Association	303,995	12.9	28	+-0
Farmers' League	263,501	11.2	27	+4
Communist Party of Sweden	151,567	6.4	8	+4
Liberal Party of Sweden	70,820	3.0	4	-1
Other parties	2,563	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	4,490	–	–	–
Total	2,363,301	100	230	0
Registered voters/turnout	3,505,672	67.4	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver