Swedish parliamentary election, 2002
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Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held Sunday September 15, 2002.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Eq¹ | Party leader/Comment |
| Social Democratic Party | 2,113,560 | 39.8% | 144 | 2 | Göran Persson |
| Moderate Coalition Party | 809,041 | 15.2% | 55 | 5 | Bo Lundgren |
| People's Party - Liberals | 710,312 | 13,3% | 48 | 4 | Lars Leijonborg |
| Christian Democrats | 485,235 | 9,1% | 33 | 4 | Alf Svensson |
| Left Party | 444,854 | 8.3% | 30 | 7 | Ulla Hoffman, acting |
| Centre Party | 328,428 | 6.1% | 22 | 6 | Maud Olofsson |
| Green Party | 246,392 | 4.6% | 17 | 11 | Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand |
| Others | 165,390 | 3.1% | - | - | |
| Total | 5,303,212 | 100% | 349 | Number of valid ballots | |
| Participation | 5,385,430 | 80,1% | Number of ballots cast | ||
¹ Number of equalization seats to ensure proportional representation.
There are 310 fixed seats and 39 equalization seats, making a grand total of 349 seats.
See also
- Elections in Sweden
- Swedish Election Authority
- Politics of Sweden
- Government of Sweden
- Prime Minister of Sweden
- List of political parties in Sweden
External links
- Swedish Election Authority (http://www.val.se/) - Official sitesv:Svenska riksdagsvalet 2002