Swedish general election, 1998
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Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held on the third Sunday of September 1998.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Eq¹ | Party leader/Comment |
| Social Democratic Party | 1,914,426 | 36.4% | 131 | 1 | Göran Persson |
| Moderate Coalition 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 |
| People's Party - Liberals | 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Swedish Election Authority - Official site
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