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How Sweden is governed

System of government
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
King or Queen

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Swedish Election Authority

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Riksdag 349 seats · 4-year term · Proportional representation in 29 constituencies, with 310 fixed constituency seats and 39 adjustment seats; parties generally need 4 percent nationally or 12 p

The monarch is a ceremonial head of state. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Riksdag after being proposed by the Speaker. Riksdag elections are held every four years on the second Sunday in September; the Swedish Election Authority has overall responsibility, while municipalities receive votes and County Administrative Boards conduct the final count.

val.se Official source

Ingen annan får bestämma vad väljaren ska rösta på och ingen är heller tvungen att rösta.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

val.se Official source

Elections to the Riksdag, municipal and region assemblies are held on the second Sunday in September, every fourth year.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2026 Swedish general election

Final resultsTurnout 84.9%

Seats won: all 8 lines, as in the table
Results of 2026 Swedish general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Social Democratic Party Elected1,895,98928%99

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Moderate Party Elected1,343,44819.9%70

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Sweden Democrats Elected1,183,24817.5%62

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Left Party Elected568,7818.4%30

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Centre Party Elected475,7807%25

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Christian Democrats Elected417,4906.2%22

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Green Party Elected414,3076.1%22

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Liberal Party Elected361,1875.3%19

val.se Official source

A summary of the final results of the 2026 elections.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Räknade röster: 6 834 413; Röstberättigade: 8 051 355; Valdeltagande: 84,89 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2022 Swedish general election · 11 September 2022

Final resultsTurnout 84.2%

Results of 2022 Swedish general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Social Democratic Party Elected1,964,47430.3%107

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Sweden Democrats Elected1,330,32520.5%73

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Moderate Party Elected1,237,42819.1%68

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Left Party Elected437,0506.8%24

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Centre Party Elected434,9456.7%24

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Christian Democrats Elected345,7125.3%19

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Green Party Elected329,2425.1%18

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Liberal Party Elected298,5424.6%16

val.se Official source

A summary of the results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and the distribution of seats is presented in the tables below.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

resultat.val.se Official source

Summa avgivna röster 6 547 801; Röstberättigade 7 775 390; Valdeltagande 84,21%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2022 Swedish general election

2018 Swedish general election · 9 September 2018

Final resultsTurnout 87.2%

Results of 2018 Swedish general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Social Democratic Party Elected1,830,38628.3%100

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Moderate Party Elected1,284,69819.8%70

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Sweden Democrats Elected1,135,62717.5%62

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Centre Party Elected557,5008.6%31

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Left Party Elected518,4548%28

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Christian Democrats Elected409,4786.3%22

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Liberal Party Elected355,5465.5%20

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Green Party Elected285,8994.4%16

val.se Official source

The voter turnout was 87.18 per cent (6,535,271 people).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

historik.val.se Official source

Samtliga 6325 valdistrikt räknade.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2018 Swedish general election

Sweden in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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