1982 Swedish General Election
19 September 1982 · One chamber · 349 seats, 175 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 166 of 349 seats on 45.6% of the vote. Turnout 91.5%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
166 of 349 seats
Turnout
91.5%
The result
| Share of the Riksdag | |||||||
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | — | 166 | +12 | 2 533 250 | 45.6% | — | |
| Moderate Party | — | 86 | +13 | 1 313 337 | 23.6% | — | |
| Centre Party | — | 56 | -8 | 859 618 | 15.5% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 21 | -17 | 327 770 | 5.9% | — | |
| Left Party Communists | — | 20 | 0 | 308 899 | 5.6% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | — | 0 | 0 | 103 820 | 1.9% | — | |
| Green Party | — | 0 | — | 91 787 | 1.6% | — | |
| Workers Party Communists | — | 0 | 0 | 5 745 | 0.1% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | 0 | 10 376 | 0.2% | — |