Results of the 2018 Swedish general election
were held in Sweden on Sunday 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag.
Overall results
By alliance
Elected MP's
Results by region
By percentage share
By votes
Results by constituency
Percentage share
By votes
Results by municipality
Counties not in accordance with provinces include the three Småland counties of Jönköping, Kalmar and Kronoberg. From an enlarged perspective, the three provinces of Västergötland, Bohuslän and Dalsland form Västra Götaland, Örebro County is divided between three separate provinces centered around Närke. As a result, Västmanland County is smaller than the province. Stockholm County is also consisting part of the provinces of Södermanland and Uppland, the latter of which forms Uppsala County in its north. Farther north, Gävleborg is a merger between Gästrikland and Hälsingland, Västernorrland consists of Medelpad and Ångermanland, whereas Lapland is divided between Västerbotten and Norrbotten counties. Härjedalen is a single municipality roughly corresponding with the provincial borders, merged into Jämtland County.Blekinge">Blekinge County">Blekinge
Dalarna">Dalarna County">Dalarna
Gotland">Gotland County">Gotland
Gävleborg">Gävleborg County">Gävleborg
Halland">Halland County">Halland
Jämtland">Jämtland County">Jämtland
Jönköping">Jönköping County">Jönköping
Kalmar">Kalmar County">Kalmar
Kronoberg">Kronoberg County">Kronoberg
Norrbotten">Norrbotten County">Norrbotten
Skåne">Skåne County">Skåne
Skåne County was divided into four separate constituencies, a legacy of the previous divide between Malmöhus and Kristianstad counties before the 1997 merger as well as the large population.Malmö">Malmö Municipality">Malmö
Skåne NE">Skåne County">Skåne NE
Skåne S">Skåne County">Skåne S
Skåne W">Skåne County">Skåne W
Although the divide is not clear by using one decimal, the Sweden Democrats had 26.14% as the largest party compared to 26.13% for the Social Democrats, 50,059 votes to 50,041.Stockholm">Stockholm County">Stockholm
Stockholm was divided into two separate constituencies, Stockholm as a municipality and the rest of the county as "Stockholm County".[Stockholm] (city)
[Stockholm County]
Södermanland">Södermanland County">Södermanland
Uppsala">Uppsala County">Uppsala
Värmland">Värmland County">Värmland
Västerbotten">Västerbotten County">Västerbotten
Västernorrland">Västernorrland County">Västernorrland
Västmanland">Västmanland County">Västmanland
Västra Götaland">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland
Västra Götaland was divided into five separate constituencies, one covering the city of Gothenburg and the other three being geographically distributed between south, north, east and west.Gothenburg">Gothenburg Municipality">Gothenburg
Västra Götaland E">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland E
Västra Götaland N">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland N
Västra Götaland S">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland S
Västra Götaland W">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland W
Örebro">Örebro County">Örebro
Östergötland">Östergötland County">Östergötland
Results by bloc
Since the Red-Greens and the Alliance were in existence during the election campaign, the bloc results are presented beneath, although both blocs split in 2019. As a result of the lengthy stalemate in the 2018 Swedish government formation, the Red-Greens and the Alliance blocs both split as two members of each bloc formed the January agreement between the Social Democrats and the Green Party in government and the Centre Party and the Liberals as confidence and supply parties. The latter two, along with the Left Party all chose to abstain in the vote on whether to nominate Stefan Löfven as Prime Minister. Due to the negative parliamentarism being in effect and fewer than 175 voting against, Löfven was able to remain in his position, even though he got fewer "yes" votes than there were "no" votes. The Moderates and Christian Democrats had nominated Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister, with the Sweden Democrats also voting for him and all three parties voting against Löfven. The following municipal charts are detailing how the eventual PM preference vote share was split in municipalities and are not the same as the aforementioned bloc results.Blocs by constituency
PM preferenceLocation | Land | Turnout | Share | Votes | Löfven | Against |
Blekinge | G | 88.5 | 1.6 | 104,514 | 50.6 | 48.2 |
Dalarna | S | 87.6 | 2.9 | 188,027 | 55.0 | 43.5 |
Gothenburg | G | 84.3 | 5.4 | 349,645 | 59.1 | 38.8 |
Gotland | G | 88.8 | 0.6 | 41,129 | 64.7 | 33.4 |
Gävleborg | N | 86.3 | 2.9 | 185,413 | 58.6 | 40.2 |
Halland | G | 89.0 | 3.4 | 216,982 | 50.1 | 48.6 |
Jämtland | N | 87.1 | 1.3 | 85,223 | 63.8 | 34.7 |
Jönköping | G | 88.1 | 3.5 | 229,580 | 49.9 | 48.9 |
Kalmar | G | 88.1 | 2.5 | 160,864 | 53.8 | 45.0 |
Kronoberg | G | 88.2 | 1.9 | 124,570 | 51.7 | 47.0 |
Malmö | G | 82.0 | 3.0 | 193,298 | 57.9 | 40.1 |
Norrbotten | N | 86.7 | 2.6 | 166,678 | 65.4 | 33.2 |
Skåne NE | G | 86.4 | 3.1 | 202,502 | 43.2 | 55.5 |
Skåne S | G | 89.4 | 3.9 | 252,804 | 47.0 | 51.4 |
Skåne W | G | 85.2 | 3.0 | 191,506 | 46.0 | 52.5 |
Stockholm | S | 87.3 | 9.4 | 611,206 | 61.5 | 36.6 |
Stockholm County | S | 86.6 | 12.6 | 815,031 | 50.3 | 48.2 |
Södermanland | S | 86.7 | 2.8 | 183,449 | 53.5 | 45.2 |
Uppsala | S | 88.9 | 3.7 | 241,489 | 56.7 | 41.3 |
Värmland | S | 87.3 | 2.8 | 183,966 | 57.9 | 40.8 |
Västerbotten | N | 87.9 | 2.8 | 178,837 | 68.7 | 29.7 |
Västernorrland | N | 87.8 | 2.5 | 163,001 | 64.0 | 34.6 |
Västmanland | S | 86.7 | 2.7 | 172,719 | 53.6 | 45.1 |
Västra Götaland E | G | 88.2 | 2.7 | 177,001 | 52.9 | 45.7 |
Västra Götaland N | G | 86.8 | 2.7 | 174,573 | 53.1 | 45.6 |
Västra Götaland S | G | 87.4 | 2.2 | 143,505 | 52.8 | 45.9 |
Västra Götaland W | G | 89.6 | 3.8 | 243,278 | 51.1 | 47.5 |
Örebro | S | 87.7 | 3.0 | 195,157 | 56.8 | 41.8 |
Östergötland | G | 88.2 | 4.6 | 300,778 | 53.7 | 44.7 |
Total | 87.2 | 100.0 | 6,476,725 | 54.8 | 43.7 | |
Source = val.se | - | - | - | - | - | - |
By bloc
Blocs by municipality
Blekinge">Blekinge County">Blekinge
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Dalarna">Dalarna County">Dalarna
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Gotland">Gotland County">Gotland
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Gävleborg">Gävleborg County">Gävleborg
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Halland">Halland County">Halland
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Jämtland">Jämtland County">Jämtland
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Jönköping">Jönköping County">Jönköping
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Kalmar">Kalmar County">Kalmar
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Kronoberg">Kronoberg County">Kronoberg
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Norrbotten">Norrbotten County">Norrbotten
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Skåne">Skåne County">Skåne
Skåne County was divided into four separate constituencies, a legacy of the previous divide between Malmöhus and Kristianstad counties before the 1997 merger as well as the large population.Malmö">Malmö Municipality">Malmö
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Skåne NE">Skåne County">Skåne NE
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Skåne S">Skåne County">Skåne S
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Skåne W">Skåne County">Skåne W
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Stockholm">Stockholm County">Stockholm
Stockholm was divided into two separate constituencies, Stockholm as a municipality and the rest of the county as "Stockholm County".Stockholm (city)">Stockholm Municipality">Stockholm (city)
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[Stockholm County]
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Södermanland">Södermanland County">Södermanland
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Uppsala">Uppsala County">Uppsala
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Värmland">Värmland County">Värmland
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Västerbotten">Västerbotten County">Västerbotten
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Västernorrland">Västernorrland County">Västernorrland
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Västmanland">Västmanland County">Västmanland
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Västra Götaland">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland
Västra Götaland was divided into five separate constituencies, one covering the city of Gothenburg and the other three being geographically distributed between south, north, east and west.Gothenburg">Gothenburg Municipality">Gothenburg
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Västra Götaland E">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland E
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Västra Götaland N">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland N
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Västra Götaland S">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland S
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Västra Götaland W">Västra Götaland County">Västra Götaland W
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Örebro">Örebro County">Örebro
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Östergötland">Östergötland County">Östergötland
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School election
During the two weeks before the election, school pupils could vote in their schools. These votes do not count in the real elections. They exist for educational purposes and are counted for statistical and feedback purposes.Party | Votes | Swing |
Moderates | 21.23 | −0.04 |
Social Democrats | 19.53 | −5.57 |
Sweden Democrats | 15.50 | +3.34 |
Centre Party | 12.15 | +4.94 |
Green Party | 10.27 | −4.31 |
Left Party | 8.99 | +3.76 |
Liberals | 5.04 | −1.12 |
Christian Democrats | 3.96 | +1.52 |
Feminist Initiative | 1.78 | −1.07 |
Other parties | 1.55 | +0.53 |
Total participation in the school election 2018 was 391,045 which is 79.8%. Of these votes 0.71% were blank and 0.29% were invalid votes for non-registered or non-existing parties.