Sweden 1928 general election
What was the result of the 1928 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 90 of 230 seats with 37.0% of the vote. 67.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Sweden- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 90 of 230 seats with 37.0% of the vote; 67.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 90 37.0%
- Moderate Party 73 29.4%
- Liberals 28 12.9%
- Centre Party 27 11.2%
- Left Party 8 6.4%
- Liberal Party of Sweden 4 3.0%
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
- Swedish Social Democratic Party90
- Moderate Party73
- Liberals28
- Centre Party27
- Left Party8
- Liberal Party of Sweden4
Key numbers
37.0%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 90 of 230 seats. A majority needs 116.
67.4%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 90 | 37.0 | 873,931 |
| Moderate Party | 73 | 29.4 | 692,434 |
| Liberals | 28 | 12.9 | 303,995 |
| Centre Party | 27 | 11.2 | 263,501 |
| Left Party | 8 | 6.4 | 151,567 |
| Liberal Party of Sweden | 4 | 3.0 | 70,820 |
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 873,931
- Moderate Party 692,434
- Liberals 303,995
- Centre Party 263,501
- Left Party 151,567
- Liberal Party of Sweden 70,820
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
How many people voted?
67.4% of the 3,505,672 registered voters cast a ballot (2,363,301 ballots). 2,358,811 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party37.0% of votes39.1% of seats
- Moderate Party29.4% of votes31.7% of seats
- Liberals12.9% of votes12.2% of seats
- Centre Party11.2% of votes11.7% of seats
- Left Party6.4% of votes3.5% of seats
- Liberal Party of Sweden3.0% of votes1.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 7.6 points of the vote.
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