2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections
2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Social Democrats
Non-partisans
Centre
Last election
76 seats, 30.3%
43 seats, 17.1%
34 seats, 13.7%
Seats won
70
47
30
Seat change
6
4
4
Popular vote
243,246
170,946
96,797
Percentage
27.5%
19.3%
10.9%
Swing
2.8 pp
2.3 pp
2.7 pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
Borgerligt alternativ [da ; sv ]
Sweden Democrats
Left
Last election
22 seats, 8.8%
24 seats, 9.3%
9 seats, 3.8%
Seats won
20
19
19
Seat change
2
5
10
Popular vote
71,046
68,941
67,519
Percentage
8.0%
7.8%
7.6%
Swing
0.8 pp
1.5 pp
3.9 pp
Seventh party
Party
Open Church [sv ]
Last election
11 seats, 4.4%
Seats won
13
Seat change
2
Popular vote
48,692
Percentage
5.5%
Swing
1.1 pp
The Swedish Church Assembly elections were held on 19 September 2021. All 251 seats in the General Synod of the Church of Sweden were up for election, as well as local governing bodies.
In church elections in Sweden all members of the Church of Sweden over the age of 16 may vote. It takes through proportional representation by lists presented by nominating groups , many of which are political parties or affiliated with political parties. The election is for the governing bodies of the Church of Sweden at the parish , diocese , and national level. [ 1]
Results
Summary of the 19 September 2021 Church of Sweden Assembly election results
Nominating group
Votes
Seats
#
%
±
#
±
Swedish Social Democratic Party (S)
243,246
27.50%
–2.84%
70
–6
Non-Partisans in the Church of Sweden (POSK)
170,946
19.33%
+2.27%
47
+4
Centre Party (C)
96,797
10.94%
–2.75%
30
–4
Borgerligt alternativ [da ; sv ] (BorgA)
71,046
8.03%
–0.77%
20
–2
Sweden Democrats (SD)
68,941
7.79%
–1.48%
19
–5
The Left in the Church of Sweden (ViSK)
67,519
7.63%
+3.88%
19
+10
Open Church [sv ] (ÖKA)
48,692
5.50%
+1.08%
13
+2
Bold Church (FK)
30,666
3.47%
–0.50%
8
–2
Environmentals in the Church of Sweden (MPSKDG)
28,806
3.26%
+0.88%
8
+2
Christian Democrats for a Living Church [sv ] (KR)
24,170
2.73%
–0.24%
7
+0
Free Liberals in the Church of Sweden (FiSK)
14,211
1.61%
–1.33%
4
–3
Alternative for Sweden (AfS)
11,112
1.26%
–
3
New
Heaven and Earth (HoJ)
5,344
0.60%
–
1
New
Green Christians (GK)
2,011
0.23%
+0.06%
0
+0
Church Collaboration in Visby Diocese (KysV)
1,067
0.12%
-0.00%
0
+0
Abroad voters
2
+0
Totals
884,574
100.0
–
251
±0
Blank and invalid votes
16,179
–
–
Registered voters/turnout
4,898,123
18.39
-0.69
–
–
Source: kyrkoval.svenskakyrkan.se
References