Results of the 1985 Swedish general election
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Sweden held a general election on the 15 September 1985.[1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con. | Lev. | Tot. | +/– | |||||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 2,487,551 | 44.68 | 149 | 10 | 159 | –7 | ||
| Moderate Party | 1,187,335 | 21.33 | 69 | 7 | 76 | –10 | ||
| People's Party | 792,268 | 14.23 | 42 | 9 | 51 | +30 | ||
| Centre Party | 490,999 | 8.82 | 41 | 2 | 43 | –13 | ||
| Left Party Communists | 298,419 | 5.36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | –1 | ||
| Christian Democratic Unity | 131,548 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Party | 83,645 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Centre (CDU–C) | 73,711 | 1.32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | ||
| Other parties | 21,546 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5,567,022 | 100.00 | 310 | 39 | 349 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,567,022 | 99.14 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 48,220 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Total votes | 5,615,242 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,249,445 | 89.85 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
Results by region
Percentage share
| Location | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | FP | C | VPK | MP | Other | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Götaland | 90.1 | 48.1 | 2,677,728 | 42.7 | 22.2 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 46.9 | 51.2 |
| Svealand | 89.8 | 37.3 | 2,078,033 | 43.8 | 23.9 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 50.1 | 47.7 |
| Norrland | 89.3 | 14.6 | 812,261 | 53.4 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 60.1 | 38.2 |
| Total | 89.9 | 100.0 | 5,567,022 | 44.7 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 48.0 |
| Source: SCB [1] | ||||||||||||
By votes
| Location | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | FP | C | VPK | MP | Other | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Götaland | 90.1 | 48.1 | 2,677,728 | 1,143,678 | 593,970 | 396,228 | 380,231 | 113,112 | 39,501 | 11,008 | 1,256,790 | 1,370,429 |
| Svealand | 89.8 | 37.3 | 2,077,033 | 910,319 | 495,528 | 309,162 | 185,650 | 130,515 | 33,740 | 12,119 | 1,040,834 | 990,340 |
| Norrland | 89.3 | 14.6 | 812,261 | 433,554 | 97,837 | 86,878 | 125,377 | 54,792 | 10,404 | 3,419 | 488,346 | 310,092 |
| Total | 89.9 | 100.0 | 5,567,022 | 2,487,551 | 1,187,335 | 792,268 | 691,258 | 298,419 | 83,645 | 26,546 | 2,785,970 | 2,670,861 |
| Source: SCB [1] | ||||||||||||
Results by constituency
Percentage share
| Location | Land | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | FP | C | VPK | MP | Other | Left | Right | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||
| Blekinge | G | 89.9 | 1.8 | 102,751 | 51.6 | 17.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 56.0 | 42.5 | 13,940 |
| Bohuslän | G | 90.0 | 3.4 | 191,126 | 40.3 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 44.8 | 53.1 | 15,942 |
| Gothenburg | G | 88.6 | 5.1 | 282,569 | 40.1 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 49.3 | 48.2 | 4,986 |
| Gotland | G | 88.9 | 0.7 | 37,766 | 41.8 | 17.0 | 10.4 | 24.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 45.5 | 51.8 | 2,376 |
| Gävleborg | N | 88.8 | 3.6 | 198,530 | 53.6 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 60.3 | 37.7 | 44,894 |
| Halland | G | 90.9 | 2.9 | 159,494 | 38.4 | 22.7 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 41.3 | 56.8 | 24,770 |
| Jämtland | N | 88.3 | 1.6 | 91,793 | 51.3 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 55.9 | 42.5 | 12,354 |
| Jönköping | G | 91.1 | 3.7 | 203,979 | 40.2 | 19.4 | 14.3 | 21.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 55.4 | 24,561 |
| Kalmar | G | 89.9 | 2.9 | 163,808 | 46.0 | 19.8 | 9.8 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 49.8 | 48.8 | 1,697 |
| Kopparberg | S | 88.7 | 3.4 | 191,359 | 48.5 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 53.7 | 44.1 | 18,457 |
| Kristianstad | G | 88.9 | 3.4 | 186,634 | 41.9 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 54.2 | 18,431 |
| Kronoberg | G | 90.0 | 2.1 | 115,825 | 40.9 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 20.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 45.2 | 53.2 | 9,285 |
| Malmö area | G | 89.6 | 5.5 | 305,399 | 44.8 | 28.4 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 49.3 | 48.2 | 3,277 |
| Malmöhus | G | 91.0 | 3.5 | 195,775 | 42.4 | 27.5 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 44.1 | 54.3 | 20,139 |
| Norrbotten | N | 89.1 | 3.1 | 174,171 | 59.0 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 69.3 | 29.3 | 69,751 |
| Skaraborg | G | 90.1 | 3.3 | 181,245 | 40.2 | 20.4 | 14.4 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 43.6 | 54.9 | 20,582 |
| Stockholm | S | 88.8 | 8.1 | 453,117 | 38.0 | 30.2 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 47.6 | 49.7 | 9,547 |
| Stockholm County | S | 90.5 | 10.0 | 559,208 | 38.3 | 30.7 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 53.6 | 52,966 |
| Södermanland | S | 90.8 | 3.0 | 166,162 | 51.6 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 55.7 | 42.3 | 22,272 |
| Uppsala | S | 90.2 | 2.9 | 162,979 | 43.3 | 20.5 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 48.9 | 48.6 | 533 |
| Värmland | S | 89.8 | 3.5 | 192,892 | 49.4 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 54.2 | 44.3 | 19,124 |
| Västerbotten | N | 89.4 | 3.0 | 164,748 | 48.5 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 54.2 | 43.9 | 16,922 |
| Västernorrland | N | 90.5 | 3.3 | 183,019 | 53.2 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 58.6 | 39.8 | 34,333 |
| Västmanland | S | 89.7 | 3.0 | 167,297 | 51.7 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 57.0 | 41.3 | 26,201 |
| Älvsborg N | G | 90.5 | 3.0 | 164,722 | 42.7 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 46.9 | 51.4 | 7,464 |
| Älvsborg S | G | 91.5 | 2.2 | 120,076 | 42.0 | 21.8 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 45.7 | 52.8 | 8,519 |
| Örebro | S | 90.1 | 3.3 | 184,019 | 50.6 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 41.7 | 26,420 |
| Östergötland | G | 90.6 | 4.8 | 266,559 | 47.5 | 20.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 51.9 | 46.5 | 14,530 |
| Total | 89.9 | 100.0 | 5,567,022 | 44.7 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 115,109 | |
| Source: SCB [1] | ||||||||||||||
By votes
| Location | Land | Turnout | Share | Votes | S | M | FP | C | VPK | MP | Other | Left | Right | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | |||||||||||||
| Blekinge | G | 89.9 | 1.8 | 102,751 | 53,026 | 18,067 | 12,778 | 12,791 | 4,550 | 1,365 | 174 | 57,576 | 43,636 | 13,940 |
| Bohuslän | G | 90.0 | 3.4 | 191,126 | 77,075 | 39,783 | 37,468 | 24,319 | 8,553 | 3,329 | 599 | 85,628 | 101,570 | 15,942 |
| Gothenburg | G | 88.6 | 5.1 | 282,569 | 113,270 | 62,325 | 57,730 | 14,242 | 26,013 | 5,216 | 3,773 | 139,283 | 134,297 | 4,986 |
| Gotland | G | 88.9 | 0.7 | 37,766 | 15,791 | 6,437 | 3,928 | 9,204 | 1,402 | 938 | 66 | 17,193 | 19,569 | 2,376 |
| Gävleborg | N | 88.8 | 3.6 | 198,530 | 106,413 | 25,253 | 22,142 | 27,496 | 13,372 | 3,214 | 640 | 119,785 | 74,891 | 44,894 |
| Halland | G | 90.9 | 2.9 | 159,494 | 61,291 | 36,273 | 24,877 | 29,510 | 4,599 | 2,705 | 239 | 65,890 | 90,660 | 24,770 |
| Jämtland | N | 88.3 | 1.6 | 91,793 | 47,107 | 12,509 | 8,449 | 18,046 | 4,251 | 1,311 | 120 | 51,358 | 39,004 | 12,354 |
| Jönköping | G | 91.1 | 3.7 | 203,979 | 82,093 | 39,646 | 29,091 | 44,207 | 6,290 | 2,114 | 538 | 88,383 | 112,944 | 24,561 |
| Kalmar | G | 89.9 | 2.9 | 163,808 | 75,298 | 32,364 | 16,001 | 31,499 | 6,263 | 2,102 | 281 | 81,561 | 79,864 | 1,697 |
| Kopparberg | S | 88.7 | 3.4 | 191,359 | 92,860 | 30,610 | 22,542 | 31,216 | 9,965 | 3,610 | 556 | 102,825 | 84,368 | 18,457 |
| Kristianstad | G | 88.9 | 3.4 | 186,634 | 78,251 | 45,791 | 25,135 | 30,246 | 4,490 | 2,289 | 432 | 82,741 | 101,172 | 18,431 |
| Kronoberg | G | 90.0 | 2.1 | 115,825 | 47,352 | 24,309 | 13,281 | 24,039 | 4,992 | 1,632 | 220 | 52,344 | 61,629 | 9,285 |
| Malmö area | G | 89.6 | 5.5 | 305,399 | 136,922 | 86,749 | 45,312 | 15,174 | 13,590 | 5,257 | 2,395 | 150,512 | 147,235 | 3,277 |
| Malmöhus | G | 91.0 | 3.5 | 195,775 | 82,966 | 53,804 | 26,137 | 26,454 | 3,290 | 2,694 | 430 | 86,256 | 106,395 | 20,139 |
| Norrbotten | N | 89.1 | 3.1 | 174,171 | 102,692 | 18,988 | 14,026 | 17,950 | 18,023 | 1,433 | 1,059 | 120,715 | 50,964 | 69,751 |
| Skaraborg | G | 90.1 | 3.3 | 181,245 | 72,915 | 37,047 | 26,122 | 36,347 | 6,019 | 2,444 | 351 | 78,934 | 99,516 | 20,582 |
| Stockholm | S | 88.8 | 8.1 | 453,117 | 172,352 | 136,899 | 71,639 | 16,745 | 43,384 | 7,870 | 4,228 | 215,736 | 225,283 | 9,547 |
| Stockholm County | S | 90.5 | 10.0 | 559,208 | 214,044 | 171,700 | 96,061 | 32,196 | 32,947 | 9,078 | 3,182 | 246,991 | 299,957 | 52,966 |
| Södermanland | S | 90.8 | 3.0 | 166,162 | 85,681 | 29,905 | 22,315 | 18,131 | 6,942 | 2,567 | 621 | 92,623 | 70,351 | 22,272 |
| Uppsala | S | 90.2 | 2.9 | 162,979 | 70,602 | 33,377 | 25,133 | 20,629 | 9,070 | 2,850 | 1,318 | 79,672 | 79,139 | 533 |
| Värmland | S | 89.8 | 3.5 | 192,892 | 95,203 | 35,914 | 23,398 | 26,111 | 9,344 | 2,683 | 239 | 104,547 | 85,423 | 19,124 |
| Västerbotten | N | 89.4 | 3.0 | 164,748 | 79,958 | 18,671 | 23,955 | 29,745 | 9,335 | 2,045 | 1,039 | 89,293 | 72,371 | 16,922 |
| Västernorrland | N | 90.5 | 3.3 | 183,019 | 97,384 | 22,416 | 18,306 | 32,140 | 9,811 | 2,401 | 561 | 107,195 | 72,862 | 34,333 |
| Västmanland | S | 89.7 | 3.0 | 167,297 | 86,496 | 28,515 | 23,147 | 17,480 | 8,847 | 2,165 | 647 | 95,343 | 69,142 | 26,201 |
| Älvsborg N | G | 90.5 | 3.0 | 164,722 | 70,275 | 30,319 | 27,182 | 27,152 | 6,914 | 2,585 | 295 | 77,189 | 84,653 | 7,464 |
| Älvsborg S | G | 91.5 | 2.2 | 120,076 | 50,458 | 26,140 | 16,838 | 20,474 | 4,475 | 1,366 | 325 | 54,933 | 63,452 | 8,519 |
| Örebro | S | 90.1 | 3.3 | 184,019 | 93,081 | 28,608 | 24,927 | 23,142 | 10,016 | 2,917 | 1,328 | 103,097 | 76,677 | 26,420 |
| Östergötland | G | 90.6 | 4.8 | 266,559 | 126,695 | 54,916 | 34,348 | 34,573 | 11,672 | 3,465 | 890 | 138,367 | 123,837 | 14,530 |
| Total | 89.9 | 100.0 | 5,567,022 | 2,487,551 | 1,187,335 | 792,268 | 691,258 | 298,419 | 83,645 | 26,546 | 2,785,970 | 2,670,861 | 115,109 | |
| Source: SCB [1] | ||||||||||||||