Swedish general election, 1998
- Swedish general election, 1998
Infobox Election
election_name = Swedish general election, 1998
country = Sweden
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
previous_election = Swedish general election, 1994
previous_year = 1994
next_election = Swedish general election, 2002
next_year = 2002
seats_for_election = All 349 seats to the Riksdag
election_date = September 20, 1998
leader1 = Göran Persson
party1 = Swedish Social Democratic Party
leaders_seat1 =
last_election1 = 161 seats
seats1 = 131
seat_change1 = -30
popular_vote1 = 1.914.426
percentage1 = 36.4%
leader2 = Carl Bildt
party2 = Moderate Party
leaders_seat2 =
last_election2 = 80 seats
seats2 = 82
seat_change2 = +2
popular_vote2 = 1.204.926
percentage2 = 22.9%
title = PM
before_election = Göran Persson
before_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party
after_election = Göran Persson
after_party = Swedish Social Democratic PartyResults of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held on the third Sunday of September 1998.
| ← Riksdag election, 1998 → |
|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Eq¹ | Party leader/Comment |
|---|
| Social Democrats | 1,914,426 | 36.4% | 131 | 1 | Göran Persson |
| Moderate Party | 1,204,926 | 22.9% | 82 | 5 | Carl Bildt |
| Left Party | 631,011 | 12.0% | 43 | - | Gudrun Schyman |
| Christian Democrats | 619,046 | 11.8% | 42 | 4 | Alf Svensson |
| Centre Party | 269,762 | 5.1% | 18 | 8 | Lennart Daléus |
| Liberal People's Party | 248,076 | 4.7% | 17 | 10 | Lars Leijonborg |
| Green Party | 236,699 | 4.5% | 16 | 11 | |
| Others | 137,176 | 2.6% | - | - | |
| Total | 5,261,122 | 100% | 349 | | Number of valid ballots |
|---|
| |
| Participation | 5,374,588 | 81,4% | | Number of ballots cast |
¹ Number of equalization seats to ensure proportional representation.
There are 310 fixed seats and 39 equalization seats, making a grand total of 349 seats. External links
* [http://www.val.se/ Swedish Election Authority] - Official site
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