1979 Swedish General Election
16 September 1979 · One chamber · 349 seats, 175 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 154 of 349 seats on 43.2% of the vote. Turnout 90.7%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
154 of 349 seats
Turnout
90.7%
The result
| Share of the Riksdag | |||||||
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | — | 154 | +2 | 2 356 234 | 43.2% | — | |
| Moderate Party | — | 73 | +18 | 1 108 406 | 20.3% | — | |
| Centre Party | — | 64 | -22 | 984 589 | 18.1% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 38 | -1 | 577 063 | 10.6% | — | |
| Left Party Communists | — | 20 | +3 | 305 420 | 5.6% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | — | 0 | 0 | 75 993 | 1.4% | — | |
| Communist Party | — | 0 | 0 | 10 862 | 0.2% | — | |
| Workers Party Communists | — | 0 | — | 10 725 | 0.2% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | 0 | 19 346 | 0.4% | — |