Sweden 2022 general election
What was the result of the 2022 general election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 107 of 349 seats with 30.3% of the vote. 84.2% 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 107 of 349 seats with 30.3% of the vote; 84.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.0 points on 2018.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 107 +7 seats 30.3% +2.1 points
- Sweden Democrats 73 +11 seats 20.5% +3.0 points
- Moderate Party 68 −2 seats 19.1% −0.7 points
- Left Party 24 −4 seats 6.8% −1.3 points
- Centre Party 24 −7 seats 6.7% −1.9 points
- Christian Democrats 19 −3 seats 5.3% −1.0 points
- Green Party 18 +2 seats 5.1% +0.7 points
- Liberals 16 −4 seats 4.6% −0.9 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 2018 general election, party by party.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party107
- Sweden Democrats73
- Moderate Party68
- Centre Party24
- Left Party24
- Christian Democrats19
- Green Party18
- Liberals16
Key numbers
30.3%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 107 of 349 seats. A majority needs 175.
+11 seats
Seats gained by Sweden Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 2018. Centre Party lost 7 seats.
84.2%
Voter turnout
Down 3.0 points on 2018.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 107 | +7 | 30.3 | +2.1 | 1,964,474 |
| Sweden Democrats | 73 | +11 | 20.5 | +3.0 | 1,330,325 |
| Moderate Party | 68 | −2 | 19.1 | −0.7 | 1,237,428 |
| Left Party | 24 | −4 | 6.8 | −1.3 | 437,050 |
| Centre Party | 24 | −7 | 6.7 | −1.9 | 434,945 |
| Christian Democrats | 19 | −3 | 5.3 | −1.0 | 345,712 |
| Green Party | 18 | +2 | 5.1 | +0.7 | 329,242 |
| Liberals | 16 | −4 | 4.6 | −0.9 | 298,542 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.4 | 28,352 |
± is the change against the Sweden 2018 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,964,474
- Sweden Democrats 1,330,325
- Moderate Party 1,237,428
- Left Party 437,050
- Centre Party 434,945
- Christian Democrats 345,712
- Green Party 329,242
- Liberals 298,542
- Largest party without seats 28,352
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?
84.2% of the 7,775,390 registered voters cast a ballot (6,547,625 ballots), down 3.0 points on 2018. 6,477,794 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 2006 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party30.3% of votes30.7% of seats
- Sweden Democrats20.5% of votes20.9% of seats
- Moderate Party19.1% of votes19.5% of seats
- Left Party6.8% of votes6.9% of seats
- Centre Party6.7% of votes6.9% of seats
- Christian Democrats5.3% of votes5.4% of seats
- Green Party5.1% of votes5.2% of seats
- Liberals4.6% 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 5.3 by votes and 5.2 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Sweden Democrats by 9.8 points of the vote.
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