Sweden Riksdag election 1979
Sweden elections · 1979-09-16 · held
349 seats returned to Riksdag.
Results: final · partial coverage · Published national party or electoral-list votes; historical affiliations as classified by the source
Turnout: 90.72%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2356234 | 43.24% | 154 | 152 | +2 | — |
| Moderate Party | 1108406 | 20.34% | 73 | 55 | +18 | — |
| Centre Party | 984589 | 18.07% | 64 | 86 | -22 | — |
| People's Party | 577063 | 10.59% | 38 | 39 | -1 | — |
| Left Party Communists | 305420 | 5.61% | 20 | 17 | +3 | — |
| Christian Democratic Unity | 75993 | 1.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Communist Party | 10862 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Workers Party Communists | 10725 | 0.2% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other parties | 19346 | 0.36% | 0 | — | — | — |
The franchise, electoral system and party organisations changed over time. Historical votes are not comparable to universal-suffrage elections. Unknown figures remain unreported. Colours are a display palette.
Sources & further reading
Historical election result table
Statistics Sweden: national historical turnout and party-share series