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 GUnnar Höglund Per Gunneberg Party Social Democratic Party Agrarian Homeland Party Left Seats won 78 43 26 Popular vote 1,344,633 736,901 453,755 Percentage 44.59% 24.44% 15.05%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Erik Leffen Alf Boman Elias Lenart Party Libertarian Party Moderate Liberal Party Seats won 11 7 6 Popular vote 182,166 124,852 112,003 Percentage 6.04% 4.14% 3.71%   Seventh party   Leader Olof Gerhard Party Progress Party Seats won 3 Popular vote 52,013 Percentage 1.72%
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 newly rebranded Left Party 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.

Results

Party	Leader	Seats				Votes
		Riksting	Total	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Social Democratic Party	Alfred Jensen	78			1,344,633	44.59%
	Agrarian Homeland Party	Gunnar Höglund	43			736,901	24.44%
	Left Party	Per Gunneberg	26			453,755	15.05%
	Libertarian Party	Erik Leffen	11			182,166	6.04%
	Moderate	Alf Boman	7			124,852	4.14%
	Liberal Party	Elias Lenart	6			112,003	3.71%
	Progress	Olof Gerhard	3			94,984	1.72%
	Free Democrats	Karl Gustavsson				75,531	0.31%