Not to be confused with the party it merged into in 1934, the Liberals.
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.
Liberal Party of Sweden Sveriges Liberala Parti | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
In 1934 the two parties reunited in the form of the People's Party.[1]
- Eliel Löfgren, 1923–1930
- Ernst Lyberg, 1930–1933
- Karl Andreas Andersson, 1933–1934
| Date | Votes | Seats | Position | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1861 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7