Dalamän rädda fosterlandet - andrakammarvalet 1928

General elections were held in Sweden between 15 and 21 September 1928. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 90 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1872

Arvid Lindman Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930. He was also th ...

of the General Electoral League became Prime Minister, replacing the incumbent,

Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman (6 October 1872 – 15 June 1945) was a Swedish politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1911 to 1932 (serving in both lower and upper houses), leader of the Freeminded People's Party between 1924 and 1932, and served as ...

of the

Free-minded National Association The Free-minded National Association () was a political party in Sweden. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén, from 1926 to 19 ...

. 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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