1985 Swedish general election

none October 2024 Sweden parliamentary 1982 Swedish general election 1982 1988 Swedish general election 1988 All 349 seats in the Riksdag 175 15 September 1985 Olof Palme (1984).jpeg 120 120 160 0 0 Olof Palme Swedish Social Democratic Party 166 159 7 2,487,551 44.68% 0.93 pp Ulf Adelsohn Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ulf Adelsohn Moderate Party 86 76 10 1,187,335 21.33% 2.31 pp Bengt Westerberg2.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Bengt Westerberg People's Party (Sweden) 21 51 30 792,268 14.23% 8.33 pp Falldin.JPG 145 120 160 0 10 Thorbjörn Fälldin Centre Party (Sweden) 56 43 13 490,999 8.82% 6.66 pp Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0701-023, Berlin, Erich Honecker, Lars Werner cropped.jpg 135 120 160 0 0 Lars Werner Left Party - Communists 20 19 1 298,419 5.36% 0.20 pp Alf Svensson 2003-08-25 001 (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Alf Svensson Christian Democrats (Sweden) 0 1 1 131,548 2.36% 0.49 pp PM Olof Palme Swedish Social Democratic Party Olof Palme Swedish Social Democratic Party Riksdagsvalet 1985.svg Map of the election, showing the distribution of constituency and levelling seats, as well as the largest political bloc within each constituency. General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 1985.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1858 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 159 of the 349 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1873 Incumbent prime minister Olof Palme of the Social Democrats was able form a minority government with support from the Left Party Communists.Lindström Ulf 1986 The Swedish elections of 1985 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0261379486900314 Electoral Studies 5 1 76–78 10.1016/0261-3794(86)90031-4 0261-3794 subscription However, Palme was assassinated in 1986. Campaign At a campaign meeting in Sundsvall on 22 August, Minister of Social Welfare Sten Andersson promised to increase the state pensions as a compensation for the price increases following the devaluation of the krona in 1982. The Social Democrat (Socialdemokraterna) government also stressed that it had managed to decrease the budget deficit from 90 billion to 60 billion kronas. The Social Democrats also promised not to increase taxes or lower the quality of the welfare system. The Centre Party had a technical cooperation with the Christian Democrats. The Christian Democrats always received fewer votes than the 4% threshold for gaining seats to the Riksdag. The cooperation was criticized within the Centre Party. The aim was for both parties to gain votes, but in the end the Centre Party's share of the votes decreased in comparison to the previous election in 1982. The Christian Democrats only gained one seat in parliament for its leader, Alf Svensson. The political debate was dominated by the Moderate Party and the Social Democrats. In January 1985, the Moderate Party had proposed in parliament a detailed plan with tax cuts and cuts in spending. The Social Democrats' leader Olof Palme managed to turn this against the Moderate Party by repeating the negative effects this would have on junior soccer teams. The Moderate Party was supported by 30 percent in an opinion poll by SIFO in June 1985, but its support decreased during the campaign. The Liberal People's Party had chosen Bengt Westerberg as its party leader in October 1983; he had had trouble getting his message through, not least because of the party's small size in parliament and its only receiving 5.9 percent support in the 1982 election. However, in August Westerberg became viewed by the public as a calm and honest politician, in comparison to the constantly arguing Adelsohn and Palme. The Liberal People's Party was the big winner of the 1985 election, increasing its support to 14.2 percent. Debates 1985 Swedish general election debates Date Time Organisers Moderators black #90FF90  P  Present   black #CCFFCC  I  Invitee black #FFD0D0  N  Non-invitee SMCLVRefs 28 Aug 19:30 Sveriges TelevisionPOlof PalmePUlf AdelsohnNThorbjörn FälldinNOla UllstenNLars WernerValet 1985 - Duellen - Olof Palme (S) och Ulf Adelsohn (M) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIxIfD1pWc 2024-02-01 enhttps://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001703884 SVT, TV1 1985-08-28 sv Svensk mediedatabas live 2026-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20260525140817/https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001703884 13 Sep 20:00 Ingemar OdlanderPOlof Palme Kjell-Olof FeldtPUlf AdelsohnPThorbjörn FälldinPBengt WesterbergPLars Wernersv https://www.svtplay.se/video/eyP4NN8/slutdebatter-ur-arkivet/slutdebatt-1985 Slutdebatt 1985 SVT Play 2 Apr 2017https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001721869 SVT, TV2 1985-09-13 sv Svensk mediedatabas live 2026-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20260525141556/https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001721869https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001721870 SVT, TV2 1985-09-13 sv Svensk mediedatabas live 2020-12-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20201230190103/https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001721870 Results Results of the 1985 Swedish general election The Centre Party and Christian Democratic Unity (CDU) ran a joint list in some constituencies under the name "Centre".Nohlen & Stöver, p1869 One CDU candidate was elected on the Centre list, the first time the party got parliamentary representation. File:Sweden_Riksdag_1985.svg Swedish Social Democratic Party 2487551 159 –7 Moderate Party 1187335 76 –10 People's Party 792268 51 +30 Centre Party 490999 43 –13 Left Party Communists 298419 19 –1 Christian Democratic Unity 131548 0 0 Green Party 83645 0 0 Centre (CDU–C) 73711 1 – Other parties 21546 0 0 48220 0 6249445 Nohlen & Stöver Seat distribution ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonBy partyBy coalitionSMFCVKDSLeft S, VRight M, F, C, KDSÄlvsborg North10422246Älvsborg South7321134Blekinge6311133Bohus12532257Fyrstadskretsen20963111010Gävleborg137212185Gothenburg187441299Gotland21111Halland10422246Jämtland531132Jönköping135322158Kalmar10521255Kopparberg126212175Kristianstad12532257Kronoberg7321134Malmöhus12532257Norrbotten117111183Örebro126221175Östergötland168322197Skaraborg11522256Södermanland9521154Stockholm County3614116231719Stockholm Municipality291195131415Uppsala115221165Värmland126212175Västerbotten115122165Västernorrland116112174Västmanland116211174Total349159765143191178171Source: Statistics Sweden By municipality References Category:General elections in Sweden General Sweden Sweden Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results