Sweden 2006 general election
What was the result of the 2006 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 130 of 349 seats with 35.2% of the vote. 82.0% 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 130 of 349 seats with 35.2% of the vote; 82.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.9 points on 2002.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 130 −14 seats 35.2% −4.7 points
- Moderate Party 97 +42 seats 26.1% +10.8 points
- Centre Party 29 +7 seats 7.9% +1.7 points
- Liberals 28 −20 seats 7.5% −5.9 points
- Christian Democrats 24 −9 seats 6.6% −2.5 points
- Left Party 22 −8 seats 5.8% −2.6 points
- Green Party 19 +2 seats 5.2% +0.6 points
- Sweden Democrats 0 0 seats 2.9% +1.5 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 2002 general election, party by party.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party130
- Moderate Party97
- Centre Party29
- Liberals28
- Christian Democrats24
- Left Party22
- Green Party19
Key numbers
35.2%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 130 of 349 seats. A majority needs 175.
+42 seats
Seats gained by Moderate Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2002. Liberals lost 20 seats.
82.0%
Voter turnout
Up 1.9 points on 2002.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 130 | −14 | 35.2 | −4.7 | 1,942,625 |
| Moderate Party | 97 | +42 | 26.1 | +10.8 | 1,456,014 |
| Centre Party | 29 | +7 | 7.9 | +1.7 | 437,389 |
| Liberals | 28 | −20 | 7.5 | −5.9 | 418,395 |
| Christian Democrats | 24 | −9 | 6.6 | −2.5 | 365,998 |
| Left Party | 22 | −8 | 5.8 | −2.6 | 324,722 |
| Green Party | 19 | +2 | 5.2 | +0.6 | 291,121 |
| Sweden Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | +1.5 | 162,463 |
± is the change against the Sweden 2002 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,942,625
- Moderate Party 1,456,014
- Centre Party 437,389
- Liberals 418,395
- Christian Democrats 365,998
- Left Party 324,722
- Green Party 291,121
- Sweden Democrats 162,463
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?
82.0% of the 6,892,009 registered voters cast a ballot (5,650,416 ballots), up 1.9 points on 2002. 5,551,278 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1994 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party35.2% of votes37.2% of seats
- Moderate Party26.1% of votes27.8% of seats
- Centre Party7.9% of votes8.3% of seats
- Liberals7.5% of votes8.0% of seats
- Christian Democrats6.6% of votes6.9% of seats
- Left Party5.8% of votes6.3% of seats
- Green Party5.2% of votes5.4% of seats
- Sweden Democrats2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.6 by votes and 4.1 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 9.1 points of the vote.
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