Sweden 2018 general election
What was the result of the 2018 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 100 of 349 seats with 28.3% of the vote. 87.2% 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 100 of 349 seats with 28.3% of the vote; 87.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.4 points on 2014.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 100 −13 seats 28.3% −2.8 points
- Moderate Party 70 −14 seats 19.8% −3.5 points
- Sweden Democrats 62 +13 seats 17.5% +4.7 points
- Centre Party 31 +9 seats 8.6% +2.5 points
- Left Party 28 +7 seats 8.0% +2.3 points
- Christian Democrats 22 +6 seats 6.3% +1.8 points
- Liberals 20 +1 seat 5.5% +0.1 points
- Green Party 16 −9 seats 4.4% −2.5 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 2014 general election, party by party.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party100
- Moderate Party70
- Sweden Democrats62
- Centre Party31
- Left Party28
- Christian Democrats22
- Liberals20
- Green Party16
Key numbers
28.3%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 100 of 349 seats. A majority needs 175.
+13 seats
Seats gained by Sweden Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Moderate Party lost 14 seats.
87.2%
Voter turnout
Up 1.4 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 100 | −13 | 28.3 | −2.8 | 1,830,386 |
| Moderate Party | 70 | −14 | 19.8 | −3.5 | 1,284,698 |
| Sweden Democrats | 62 | +13 | 17.5 | +4.7 | 1,135,627 |
| Centre Party | 31 | +9 | 8.6 | +2.5 | 557,500 |
| Left Party | 28 | +7 | 8.0 | +2.3 | 518,454 |
| Christian Democrats | 22 | +6 | 6.3 | +1.8 | 409,478 |
| Liberals | 20 | +1 | 5.5 | +0.1 | 355,546 |
| Green Party | 16 | −9 | 4.4 | −2.5 | 285,899 |
| Feminist Initiative | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | −2.7 | 29,665 |
± is the change against the Sweden 2014 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,830,386
- Moderate Party 1,284,698
- Sweden Democrats 1,135,627
- Centre Party 557,500
- Left Party 518,454
- Christian Democrats 409,478
- Liberals 355,546
- Green Party 285,899
- Feminist Initiative 29,665
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?
87.2% of the 7,495,936 registered voters cast a ballot (6,535,271 ballots), up 1.4 points on 2014. 6,476,725 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1985 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party28.3% of votes28.7% of seats
- Moderate Party19.8% of votes20.1% of seats
- Sweden Democrats17.5% of votes17.8% of seats
- Centre Party8.6% of votes8.9% of seats
- Left Party8.0% of votes8.0% of seats
- Christian Democrats6.3% of votes6.3% of seats
- Liberals5.5% of votes5.7% of seats
- Green Party4.4% of votes4.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.6 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 8.4 points of the vote.
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