Sweden 1994 general election
What was the result of the 1994 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 161 of 349 seats with 45.3% of the vote. 86.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Sweden- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 161 of 349 seats with 45.3% of the vote; 86.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.1 points on 1991.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 161 +23 seats 45.3% +7.6 points
- Moderate Party 80 0 seats 22.4% +0.5 points
- Centre Party 27 −4 seats 7.7% −0.8 points
- Liberals 26 −7 seats 7.2% −1.9 points
- Left Party 22 +6 seats 6.2% +1.7 points
- Green Party 18 +18 seats 5.0% +1.6 points
- Christian Democrats 15 −11 seats 4.1% −3.0 points
- New Democracy 0 −25 seats 1.2% −5.5 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Sweden 1991 general election, party by party.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party161
- Moderate Party80
- Centre Party27
- Liberals26
- Left Party22
- Green Party18
- Christian Democrats15
Key numbers
45.3%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 161 of 349 seats. A majority needs 175.
+23 seats
Seats gained by Swedish Social Democratic Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1991. New Democracy lost 25 seats.
86.8%
Voter turnout
Up 0.1 points on 1991.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 161 | +23 | 45.3 | +7.6 | 2,513,905 |
| Moderate Party | 80 | 0 | 22.4 | +0.5 | 1,243,253 |
| Centre Party | 27 | −4 | 7.7 | −0.8 | 425,153 |
| Liberals | 26 | −7 | 7.2 | −1.9 | 399,556 |
| Left Party | 22 | +6 | 6.2 | +1.7 | 342,988 |
| Green Party | 18 | +18 | 5.0 | +1.6 | 279,042 |
| Christian Democrats | 15 | −11 | 4.1 | −3.0 | 225,974 |
| New Democracy | 0 | −25 | 1.2 | −5.5 | 68,663 |
± is the change against the Sweden 1991 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 2,513,905
- Moderate Party 1,243,253
- Centre Party 425,153
- Liberals 399,556
- Left Party 342,988
- Green Party 279,042
- Christian Democrats 225,974
- New Democracy 68,663
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
86.8% of the 6,496,120 registered voters cast a ballot (5,640,393 ballots), up 0.1 points on 1991. 5,555,540 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1985 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party45.3% of votes46.1% of seats
- Moderate Party22.4% of votes22.9% of seats
- Centre Party7.7% of votes7.7% of seats
- Liberals7.2% of votes7.4% of seats
- Left Party6.2% of votes6.3% of seats
- Green Party5.0% of votes5.2% of seats
- Christian Democrats4.1% of votes4.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 22.9 points of the vote.
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