Swedish general election, 1991
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Election to the Parliament of Sweden
(Swedish:
Sveriges riksdag) was held on 15 September 1991. The election, like all parliamentary elections in Sweden
, was conducted using a party-list proportional representation
system.
The election was notable due to the rise of a new right-wing party named New Democracy (Sweden)
which succeeded in securing a parliamentary mandate for the first (and last) time. The four parties of the centre-right coalition (the Centre Party
, People's Party
, Moderate Party, and Christian Democrats
) were allocated a combined total of 171 seats, 17 more than the two left-wing parties' 154, but still less than the 175 necessary for a majority. Thus the centre-right bloc was dependent upon New Democracy to secure a parliamentary majority.
This election is famous for the performance of the Donald Duck Party
, which collected 1,535 votes, enough to make it the 9th largest in Sweden. The protest party's platform consisted of the demand for "free liquor and wider sidewalks."
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
(Swedish:
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Sveriges riksdag) was held on 15 September 1991. The election, like all parliamentary elections in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, was conducted using a party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
system.
The election was notable due to the rise of a new right-wing party named New Democracy (Sweden)
New Democracy (Sweden)
New Democracy was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1991 and elected into the Swedish Parliament in its first election, falling equally fast out again in 1994....
which succeeded in securing a parliamentary mandate for the first (and last) time. The four parties of the centre-right coalition (the 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...
, 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...
, Moderate Party, and 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...
) were allocated a combined total of 171 seats, 17 more than the two left-wing parties' 154, but still less than the 175 necessary for a majority. Thus the centre-right bloc was dependent upon New Democracy to secure a parliamentary majority.
This election is famous for the performance of the Donald Duck Party
Donald Duck Party
The Donald Duck Party is a Swedish joke political party named after the Disney character Donald Duck, that gets votes without really existing. For a long time, it was unregistered and had neither leaders nor members, until Bosse Persson registered it...
, which collected 1,535 votes, enough to make it the 9th largest in Sweden. The protest party's platform consisted of the demand for "free liquor and wider sidewalks."
Results
| Party | Leader | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antal | % | +− % | Antal | +− | |||
| 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 (s) |
Ingvar Carlsson Ingvar Carlsson Gösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party .... |
2,062,761 | 37.71% | −5.5% | 138 | −18 | |
| 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 (m) |
Carl Bildt Carl Bildt , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006... |
1,199,394 | 21.92% | +3.62% | 80 | +14 | |
| 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... Folkpartiet (fp) |
Bengt Westerberg Bengt Westerberg Bengt Carl Gustaf Westerberg was a Swedish politician. He is the son of Carl-Erik Westerberg and his wife Barbro... |
499,356 | 9.12% | −3.08% | 33 | −11 | |
| 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 (c) |
Olof Johansson Olof Johansson Sten Olof Håkan Johansson is a Swedish politician, who was the leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1987 to 1998 and Minister for the Environment 1991-1994.... |
465,175 | 8.50% | −2.80% | 31 | −11 | |
| Christian Democratic Social Party 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 (kd) |
Alf Svensson Alf Svensson Alf Robert Olof Svensson is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2009. Alf was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and 3 April 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1991 until his election to the European Parliament... |
390,351 | 7.14% | +4.20% | 27 | +27 | |
| New Democracy New Democracy (Sweden) New Democracy was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1991 and elected into the Swedish Parliament in its first election, falling equally fast out again in 1994.... Ny Demokrati (NyD) |
Ian Wachtmeister Ian Wachtmeister Count Ian Melcher Shering Wachtmeister is a Swedish industrialist and politician. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1991 to 1994. He is the son of Count Ted Wachtmeister and Adrienne, née De Geer.... |
368,281 | 6.73% | +6.73% | 24 | +24 | |
| 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 (v) |
Lars Werner Lars Werner Lars Helge Werner is a Swedish politician. A construction worker by profession, he was elected the chairman of the Left Party - Communists in 1975 and was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1965 to 1994. During his time as party leader, in 1990, the party changed its name to the Left Party,... |
246,905 | 4.51% | −1.33% | 16 | −5 | |
| Green Party Green Party (Sweden) -External links:**... Miljöpartiet (mp) |
Jan Axelsson and Margareta Gisselberg | 185,051 | 3.38% | −2.15% | 0 | −20 | |
| Others | — | 53,487 | 0.98% | — | — | — | |
| No. of valid votes | 5,470,761 | — | 349 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 92,159 | ||||||
| Centre-right bloc Moderates, People's Party, Centre Party, Christian Democrats |
2,554,276 | 45.9% | +1.7% | 171 | +19 | ||
| Left-wing bloc Social Democrats, Left Party, Green Party |
2,494,717 | 44.8% | −9.1% | 154 | −43 | ||
| Total | 5 562 920 (86,7 %) |
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