Elections to the Church Assembly, 2005
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Elections were held to the Church Assembly (Kyrkomötet), i.e. the "parliament" of the Church of Sweden
on September 18, 2005. Simultaneously elections were held to diocese and parish assemblies all over the country.
The parties and church political outfits that take part in the elections are called 'nominating groups
' (Nomineringsgrupper).
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
on September 18, 2005. Simultaneously elections were held to diocese and parish assemblies all over the country.
The parties and church political outfits that take part in the elections are called 'nominating groups
Nominating groups
Nominating groups is the name given to political parties and other outfits that take part in the elections to the various governing bodies of the Church of Sweden....
' (Nomineringsgrupper).
Nominating groups
- Levande Kyrkas i Stockholms domkyrkoförsamling
2005 election Nationwide Results seats % Nominating groups 2005 2001 2005 2001 Arbetarepartiet - Socialdemokraterna (Social Democrats) 71 74 28 29,4 Centerpartiet (Centre Party) 41 43 16,3 17,3 Elävä seurakunta - Levande församling Elävä seurakunta - Levande församlingElävä seurakunta - Levande församling is a nominating group for the elections to assemblies of the Church of Sweden. The group is based in Stockholm, and wants to promote Finnish-Swedish bilingualism in the Church...
('Living Congregation' - not associated with a political party)0 * <1 * Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkanFolkpartister i Svenska kyrkan is a nominating group of members of Liberal People's Party and other liberals that work within the Church of Sweden...
(associated with the People's Party)15 15 6 5,8 Frimodig kyrka Frimodig kyrkaFrimodig kyrka is a nominating group for the church elections in Church of Sweden founded 2005 after a split from POSK.Frimodig kyrka wants to change the election system to a non political system without any political parties participating. The group does not accept gay marriage and promotes...7 * 2,9 * Gabriel 1 1 <1 <1 Kristdemokrater i Svenska kyrkan (associated with the Christian Democrats Christian Democrats (Sweden)The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
)17 24 6,7 9,5 Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift 1 1 <1 <1 Miljöpartister i Svenska kyrkan (associated with the Green Party Green Party (Sweden)-External links:**...
)4 * 1,7 * Moderata Samlingspartiet (Moderate Party) 45 48 17,8 18,9 Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkanPartipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan is a nominating group working with the Church of Sweden. POSK was founded in 1987 as a platform for independents to contest Church elections. POSK is by far the largest non-party nominating group...
(a group opposing party politics in the church)34 36 13,7 14,4 SPI Seniorpartiet (Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party) 1 * 0,6 * Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats) 4 2 1,7 0,8 Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan Vänstern i Svenska kyrkanLeft-wing in the Swedish Church is a nominating group of consisting of members of the Left Party that work within the Church of Sweden. In 2001 the Left Party had decided to participate with their own list for the Church Assembly elections...
(associated with the Left Party)3 * 1,1 * Vänsterpartiet (Left Party) * 4 * 1,8 Öppen Kyrka - en kyrka för alla 7 3 2,9 1,3 Levande Kyrka - Jesus i centrum ? ? ? ?