Liberal Party of Sweden Sveriges Liberala Parti | |
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Leader | Eliel Löfgren, (1923–1930) Ernst Lyberg, (1930–1933) Karl Andreas Andersson, (1933–1934) |
Founded | 1923 |
Dissolved | 1934 |
Split from | Free-minded National Association |
Merged into | Liberals |
Ideology | Classical liberalism Anti-Prohibition |
Political position | Right-wing |
The Liberal Party of Sweden (Swedish : Sveriges Liberala Parti) was a political party in Sweden. It was formed in 1923 by the anti-prohibition minority of the Free-minded National Association as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition.
In 1934 the two parties reunited in the form of the People's Party. [1]
Date | Votes | Seats | Position | Size | |||
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No. | % | ± pp | No. | ± | |||
1924 | 69,627 | 3.94 | New | 4 / 230 | New | Opposition | 5th |
1928 | 70,820 | 3.00 | 0.94 | 4 / 230 | 0 | Opposition | 6th |
1932 | 48,722 | 1.95 | 1.05 | 4 / 230 | 0 | Opposition | 7th |
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