Sweden 1998 general election
What was the result of the 1998 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 131 of 349 seats with 36.4% of the vote. 81.4% 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 131 of 349 seats with 36.4% of the vote; 81.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 5.4 points on 1994.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 131 −30 seats 36.4% −8.9 points
- Moderate Party 82 +2 seats 22.9% +0.5 points
- Left Party 43 +21 seats 12.0% +5.8 points
- Christian Democrats 42 +27 seats 11.8% +7.7 points
- Centre Party 18 −9 seats 5.1% −2.6 points
- Liberals 17 −9 seats 4.7% −2.5 points
- Green Party 16 −2 seats 4.5% −0.5 points
- Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party 0 1.0%
- 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 1994 general election, party by party.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party131
- Moderate Party82
- Left Party43
- Christian Democrats42
- Centre Party18
- Liberals17
- Green Party16
Key numbers
36.4%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 131 of 349 seats. A majority needs 175.
+27 seats
Seats gained by Christian Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Swedish Social Democratic Party lost 30 seats.
81.4%
Voter turnout
Down 5.4 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 131 | −30 | 36.4 | −8.9 | 1,914,426 |
| Moderate Party | 82 | +2 | 22.9 | +0.5 | 1,204,926 |
| Left Party | 43 | +21 | 12.0 | +5.8 | 631,011 |
| Christian Democrats | 42 | +27 | 11.8 | +7.7 | 619,046 |
| Centre Party | 18 | −9 | 5.1 | −2.6 | 269,762 |
| Liberals | 17 | −9 | 4.7 | −2.5 | 248,076 |
| Green Party | 16 | −2 | 4.5 | −0.5 | 236,699 |
| Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party | 0 | 1.0 | 52,869 |
± is the change against the Sweden 1994 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,914,426
- Moderate Party 1,204,926
- Left Party 631,011
- Christian Democrats 619,046
- Centre Party 269,762
- Liberals 248,076
- Green Party 236,699
- Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party 52,869
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?
81.4% of the 6,603,129 registered voters cast a ballot (5,374,588 ballots), down 5.4 points on 1994. 5,261,122 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1958 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party36.4% of votes37.5% of seats
- Moderate Party22.9% of votes23.5% of seats
- Left Party12.0% of votes12.3% of seats
- Christian Democrats11.8% of votes12.0% of seats
- Centre Party5.1% of votes5.2% of seats
- Liberals4.7% of votes4.9% of seats
- Green Party4.5% of votes4.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 4.3 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 13.5 points of the vote.
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