1985 Swedish General Election
15 September 1985 · One chamber · 349 seats, 175 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 159 of 349 seats on 44.7% of the vote. Turnout 89.8%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
159 of 349 seats
Turnout
89.8%
The result
| Share of the Riksdag | |||||||
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| Swedish Social Democratic Party | — | 159 | -7 | 2 487 551 | 44.7% | — | |
| Moderate Party | — | 76 | -10 | 1 187 335 | 21.3% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 51 | +30 | 792 268 | 14.2% | — | |
| Centre Party | — | 43 | -13 | 490 999 | 8.8% | — | |
| Left Party Communists | — | 19 | -1 | 298 419 | 5.4% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Unity | — | 0 | 0 | 131 548 | 2.4% | — | |
| Green Party | — | 0 | 0 | 83 645 | 1.5% | — | |
| Centre (CDU–C) | — | 1 | — | 73 711 | 1.3% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | 0 | 21 546 | 0.4% | — |