1998 Swedish General Election
20 September 1998 · The bloc years · 349 seats, 175 for a majority
Swedish Social Democratic Party finished first with 131 of 349 seats on 36.4% of the vote. Turnout 81.4%.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Swedish Social Democratic Party
131 of 349 seats
Turnout
81.4%
The result
Swedish Social Democratic Party
36.4% of votes · -30 seats
131
seats
Moderate Party
22.9% of votes · +2 seats
82
seats
Left Party
12.0% of votes · +21 seats
43
seats
Christian Democrats
11.8% of votes · +27 seats
42
seats
Centre Party
5.1% of votes · -9 seats
18
seats
Liberal People's Party
4.7% of votes · -9 seats
17
seats
Green Party
4.5% of votes · -2 seats
16
seats
Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party
1.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
The New Party
0.5% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Sweden Democrats
0.4% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
New Future
0.2% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
New Democracy
0.2% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats