1985 Swedish general election

1985 Swedish general election
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All 349 seats in the Riksdag
175 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Olof Palme Ulf Adelsohn Bengt Westerberg
Party Social Democrats Moderate Liberals
Last election 166 86 21
Seats won 159 76 51
Seat change Decrease 7 Decrease 10 Increase 30
Popular vote 2,487,551 1,187,335 792,268
Percentage 44.68% 21.33% 14.23%
Swing Decrease 0.93pp Decrease 2.31pp Increase 8.33pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Thorbjörn Fälldin Lars Werner Alf Svensson
Party Centre Left-Communist Christian Democrats
Last election 56 20 0
Seats won 43 19 1
Seat change Decrease 13 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 490,999 298,419 131,548
Percentage 8.82% 5.36% 2.36%
Swing Decrease 6.46pp Decrease 0.20pp Increase 0.49pp
Map of the election, showing the distribution of constituency and levelling seats, as well as the largest political bloc within each constituency.
PM before election

Olof Palme
Social Democrats

Elected PM

Olof Palme
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 1985.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 159 of the 349 seats.[2] Its leader, Olof Palme, kept his position as prime minister. He would retain this position successfully until his assassination in 1986.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1873