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General elections were held in
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between 3 and 24 September 1911,
Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An exp ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858
the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage. The Free-minded National Association (FL) emerged as the largest party, winning 102 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the
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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1871 As a result of the election, the
General Electoral League The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic lib ...
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Arvid Lindman Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930. He was also th ...
resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by FL leader Karl Staaff.


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