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Official Final Results for Sweden's General Election

General election in Sweden 2018

Swedish Election Results: September 9, 2018

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Swedish election is 4%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 87.2%.

Current Election Trend: Sweden
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Sweden
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 33.2% of the seats.

Socialdemokraterna + Moderaterna + Centerpartiet
Centre
57.6%
Socialdemokraterna + Moderaterna + Kristdemokraterna
Centre-Right
55.0%
Socialdemokraterna + Moderaterna + Liberalerna
Centre
54.4%
Socialdemokraterna + Centerpartiet + Kristdemokraterna + Liberalerna + Miljöpartiet
Centre
54.2%
Socialdemokraterna + Moderaterna + Miljöpartiet
Centre
53.3%
Moderaterna + Sverigedemokraterna + Centerpartiet + Kristdemokraterna
Centre-Right
53.0%
Moderaterna + Sverigedemokraterna + Centerpartiet + Liberalerna
Centre-Right
52.4%
Socialdemokraterna + Centerpartiet + Vänsterpartiet + Miljöpartiet
Centre-Left
50.1%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Lofven III
2019
S
MP
Lofven IV
2021
S
MP
Andersson
2021
S
Historical Government Cabinets: Sweden
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

Socialdemokraterna

Social Democrats
Social Democratic
Pro EU
28.3
-2.7

Moderaterna

Moderates
Centre-Right
Pro EU
19.8
-3.5

Sverigedemokraterna

Sweden Democrats
Right-wing Populist
EU-Skeptic
17.5
+4.6

Centerpartiet

Centre Party
Liberal
Big-tent party
Pro EU
8.6
+2.5

Vänsterpartiet

Left Party
Left-wing
EU-Skeptic
8.0
+2.3

Kristdemokraterna

Christian Democrats
Christian Democratic
6.3
+1.7

Liberalerna

Liberals
Liberal
Centre-Right
Pro EU
5.5
+0.1

Miljöpartiet

Green Party
Green
Centre-Left
4.4
-2.5

Other Parties

Other Parties
Unknown
1.6
-2.5

Feministiskt initiativ

Feminist Initiative
Centre-Left
Anti-EU
0.5
-2.6

Alternativ för Sverige

Alternative for Sweden
Right
0.3
+0.1

Medborgerlig Samling

Civic Coalition
Conservative
Pro EU
0.2
+0.2

Piratpartiet

Pirate Party
Left
0.1
-0.3

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”