Country: | Sweden |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1924 Swedish general election |
Previous Year: | 1924 |
Next Election: | 1932 Swedish general election |
Next Year: | 1932 |
Seats For Election: | All 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag |
Election Date: | 15 September 1928 |
Image1: | Per Albin Hansson, statsminister, porträttbild 1935.jpg |
Leader1: | Per Albin Hansson |
Party1: | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Last Election1: | 104 |
Seats1: | 90 |
Seat Change1: | 14 |
Popular Vote1: | 873,931 |
Percentage1: | 37.05% |
Leader2: | Arvid Lindman |
Party2: | Electoral League |
Last Election2: | 65 |
Seats2: | 73 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 692,434 |
Percentage2: | 29.36% |
Image3: | Carl Gustaf Ekman.jpg |
Leader3: | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
Party3: | Free-minded National Association |
Last Election3: | 29 |
Seats3: | 28 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 303,995 |
Percentage3: | 12.89% |
Image4: | Olof Olsson 1859 SPA10 (cropped) bild.jpg |
Leader4: | Olof Olsson |
Party4: | Farmers' League |
Last Election4: | 23 |
Seats4: | 27 |
Seat Change4: | 4 |
Popular Vote4: | 263,501 |
Percentage4: | 11.17% |
Image5: | Nils Flyg.jpg |
Leader5: | Nils Flyg |
Party5: | Communist |
Last Election5: | 4 |
Seats5: | 8 |
Seat Change5: | 4 |
Popular Vote5: | 151,567 |
Percentage5: | 6.43% |
Image6: | Eliel Löfgren 1929.JPG |
Leader6: | Eliel Löfgren |
Party6: | Liberal Party of Sweden |
Last Election6: | 4 |
Seats6: | 4 |
Popular Vote6: | 70,820 |
Percentage6: | 3.00% |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | PM-elect |
Before Election: | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
Before Party: | Free-minded National Association |
After Election: | Arvid Lindman |
After Party: | General Electoral League |
General elections were held in Sweden between 15 and 21 September 1928.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 90 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.[2] 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.
See main article: Results of the 1928 Swedish general election.