Sweden Riksdag election 1982
Sweden elections · 1982-09-19 · 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: 91.45%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2533250 | 45.61% | 166 | 154 | +12 | — |
| Moderate Party | 1313337 | 23.64% | 86 | 73 | +13 | — |
| Centre Party | 859618 | 15.48% | 56 | 64 | -8 | — |
| People's Party | 327770 | 5.9% | 21 | 38 | -17 | — |
| Left Party Communists | 308899 | 5.56% | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| Christian Democratic Unity | 103820 | 1.87% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Green Party | 91787 | 1.65% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Workers Party Communists | 5745 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other parties | 10376 | 0.19% | 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