Stockholm municipal election, 2006
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The 2006 Stockholm municipal election was held on 17 September 2006, concurrently with the 2006 Swedish general election. The election determined how many seats each party would be allocated on the 101-member Stockholm
city council
(Stockholms kommunfullmäktige) thorough a system of proportional representation
. A total of 490,869 votes were cast in this election, for a total voter turnout of 79.1%
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
(Stockholms kommunfullmäktige) thorough a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. A total of 490,869 votes were cast in this election, for a total voter turnout of 79.1%
Opinion polling
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| Left Party Left Party (Sweden) The Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party – The Communists .On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations... |
Liberal People's Party Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006... |
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| Social Democrats | Moderate Party | ||||
| Green Party Green Party (Sweden) -External links:**... |
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... |
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| Centre Party Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social... |
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| Polling period | Polster | (v) | (s) | (mp) | (c) | (fp) | (m) | (kd) | Others | Undecided |
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| Previous election Stockholm municipal election, 2002 The 2002 Stockholm municipal election was held on Sunday, 15 September 2002. The election used a party-list proportional representation system to allocate the 101-seats of the Stockholm City Council to the various Swedish political parties. This election was held concurrently with the 2002... |
11.2% | 32.1% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 15.8% | 26.0% | 4.4% | 3.9% | — | |
| Synovate | 11.1% | 28.2% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 18.7% | 29.7% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 11.6% | |
| Synovate | 9.4% | 27.8% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 16.5% | 34.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 11.3% | |
| Synovate | 6.2% | 21.5% | 7.0% | 1.0% | 15.1% | 44.1% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 14.1% | |
| Synovate | 8.3% | 28.1% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 12.3% | 38.5% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 17.9% | |
| Synovate | 7.6% | 26.5% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 13.9% | 36.0% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 17.6% | |
Results
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
| % | + – | # | + – | ||
| Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... Moderaterna |
37.25% | +11.24 | 41 | +14 | |
| Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... Socialdemokraterna |
24.42% | –7.68 | 27 | –8 | |
| People's Party Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006... Folkpartiet |
9.64% | –6.15 | 10 | –7 | |
| Green Party Green Party (Sweden) -External links:**... Miljöpartiet |
9.20% | +3.86 | 10 | +4 | |
| Left Party Left Party (Sweden) The Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party – The Communists .On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations... Vänsterpartiet |
7.91% | –3.29 | 9 | –2 | |
| 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... Kristdemokraterna |
3.91% | –0.54 | 3 | –2 | |
| Centre Party Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social... Centerpartiet |
3.14% | +1.87 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 4.53% | +0.69 | 0 | ±0 | |
See also
- Elections in SwedenElections in SwedenElections in the Kingdom of Sweden are held every four years, and determine the makeup of the legislative bodies on the three levels of administrative division in the country. At the highest level, these elections determine the allocation of seats in the Riksdag, the national legislative body of...
- List of political parties in Sweden
- City of StockholmStockholm MunicipalityStockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is the largest of the 290 municipalities of the country in terms of population, but one of the smaller in terms of area, making it the most densely populated...