1988 Alvsbergish general election

1988 Alvsbergish general election

9 September 1988
All 174 seats in the Riksting 87 seats needed for a majority seats needed for a majority
Registered	3,105,337
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfred Jensen Gnnar Höglund Per Gunneberg Party Social Democratic Party Agrarian Homeland Party Left-Communists Seats won 65 61 25 Popular vote 1,144,633 1,065,964 453755 Percentage 36% 34% 14%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Alf Boman Olof Gerhard Carl Gunnardsson Party Moderate Progress Party Liberal Seats won 11 8 4 Popular vote 202,966 152,452 85,567 Percentage 6% 4% 2%
President before election Olof Steinvik Homeland Elected President Alfred Jensen Social Democrat

General elections were held in Alvsberg on 9 September 1988. With the Social Democrats winning a majority in the Riksting in a coalition with the Left-Communists gaining 91 seats. The Alvsbergish right wing was in a crisis durring the election. With the largest right wing party lossing over half their voter base and later on decided to merge with the Agrarian Party.