Free-minded National Association

Freeminded National Association
Frisinnade Landsföreningen
Founded1902
Dissolved1934
Preceded byFolkpartiet,

Bondeska diskussionsklubben,

Friesenska diskussionsklubben
Succeeded byPeople's Party
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Alcohol prohibition
International affiliationInternational Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties

The Free-minded National Association (Swedish: Frisinnade Landsföreningen) 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 1928 and from 1930 to 1932 under the leadership of Carl Gustaf Ekman and briefly from August to September 1932 under the leadership of Felix Hamrin.

Established in 1902,[1] in 1923 the party split over the issue of alcohol prohibition and the anti-ban minority formed the Liberal Party of Sweden. The two parties reunited again in 1934 as the People's Party.[2]

Leaders

Election results

Riksdag
Date Votes Seats Position Size
No. % ± pp No. ±
1902 92,503 51.24 New
107 / 230
 New Opposition 1st
1905 98,287 45.23 Decrease 6.01
109 / 230
 Increase 2 Coalition Decrease 2nd
1908 144,426 46.83 Increase 1.6
105 / 230
 Decrease 4 Opposition Increase 1st
1911 242,795 40.20 Decrease 6.63
102 / 230
 Decrease 3 Coalition Decrease 1st
March 1914 245,107 32.24 Decrease 7.96
71 / 230
 Decrease 31 Opposition Decrease 3rd
September 1914 196,493 26.87 Decrease 5.37
57 / 230
 Decrease 14 Opposition Steady 3rd
1917 202,936 27.57 Increase 0.7
62 / 230
 Increase 5 Coalition Increase 2nd
1920 143,355 21.78 Decrease 5.79
47 / 230
 Decrease 15 Opposition Decrease 3rd
1921 325,608 18.69 Decrease 3.09
41 / 230
 Decrease 6 Opposition Steady 3rd
1924 228,913 12.97 Decrease 5.72
29 / 230
 Decrease 12 Opposition Steady 3rd
1928 303,995 12.89 Decrease 0.8
28 / 230
 Decrease 1 Opposition Steady 3rd
1932 244,577 9.80 Decrease 3.09
20 / 230
 Decrease 8 Opposition Decrease 4th

See also


References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1843 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1861


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