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Sweden Sweden's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
Socialdemokraterna
36.4 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
7
±0 compared to 1994
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Final Official Results for Sweden's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Sweden's Parliamentary Election Results, 20 September 1998

S
36.4
M
22.9
V
12.0
KD
11.8
C
5.1
L
4.7
MP
4.5
SPI
1.0
Other
1.6
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 37.5% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Sweden's Parliamentary Election

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Coalition Calculator: Possible Majorities After Sweden's Riksdag Election

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175
0 349
Majority 175

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Who Governed Sweden After the Election?

Election Day 20/09/1998 Government formation 17 days Persson II 07/10/1998 – 21/10/2002

Persson II

 7 October 1998 – 21 October 2002 · 4 years 14 days
131 of 349 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left Socialdemokraterna 36.4 % – 131 –
Centre-Right Moderaterna 22.9 % – 82 –
Left Vänsterpartiet 12.0 % – 43 –
Centre-Right Kristdemokraterna 11.8 % – 42 –
Liberal Centerpartiet 5.1 % – 18 –
Liberal Liberalerna 4.7 % – 17 –
Environment & Climate Miljöpartiet 4.5 % – 16 –
Transversal Sveriges pensionärers intresseparti 1.0 % – 0 –
Unknown Other Parties 1.6 % – 0 –

The Parties Contesting Sweden's Riksdag Election

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
Socialdemokraterna Social Democratic Moderaterna Conservative Vänsterpartiet Left Kristdemokraterna Christian Democratic Centerpartiet Liberal Liberalerna Liberal Miljöpartiet Green Sveriges pensionärers intresseparti Transversal Show all parties
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How Sweden's Riksdag Election Compares Historically

1998
1994
1991
1998: S 36.4%, M 22.9%, V 12.0%, KD 11.8%, C 5.1%, L 4.7%. 1994: S 45.3%, M 22.4%, V 6.2%, KD 4.1%, C 7.7%, L 7.2%. 1991: S 37.7%, M 21.9%, V 4.5%, KD 7.1%, C 8.5%, L 9.1%
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