2005 Alvsbergish general election

2005 Alvsbergish general election

11 April 2005
All 174 seats in the Senate of Alvsberg
Registered	3,640,698
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rolf Persson Ann Blomqvist Johan Lundqvist Party Agrarian Homeland Party Social Democratic Party Left Party Seats won 53 34 29 Popular vote 1,095,464 713,406 593,332 Percentage 30.089% 19.595% 16.297%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Erik Leffen Karl Gustavsson Gunard Hasselkurt Party Libertarian Party Free Democrats Liberal Party Seats won 23 20 9 Popular vote 481,770 412,345 189,046 Percentage 13.233% 11.326% 5.193%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Lars cavic Hans Janeborg Party Leftist Unity Moderate Coalition Seats won 3 3 Popular vote 81,445 73,890 Percentage 2.237% 2.030%
President before election Ann Blomqvist Social Democrat Elected President Rolf Persson Agrarian

General elections were held in Alvsberg on 11 April 2005. Following the unpopular rule of Ann Blomqvist the Agrarian leader Rolf Persson got major support from voters. Several Parties lost voters who voted for Rolf instead. Rolfs popularity was caused by his neutral and centrist views, He was proggresive but also a devout christian getting him followers from both Liberals, Leftists and Christian Conservatives.