2005 Swedish Church Assembly elections
Elections were held to the Church Assembly (Kyrkomötet), i.e. the "parliament" of the Church of Sweden on September 18, 2005.[1] 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).
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 190,955 | 27.93 | 71 | |
| Moderate Party | 121,914 | 17.83 | 45 | |
| Centerpartiet | 111,686 | 16.33 | 41 | |
| Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden | 93,277 | 13.64 | 34 | |
| Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden | 45,578 | 6.67 | 17 | |
| Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan | 40,687 | 5.95 | 15 | |
| Öppen Kyrka - en kyrka för alla | 19,924 | 2.91 | 7 | |
| Frimodig kyrka | 19,701 | 2.88 | 7 | |
| Sweden Democrats | 11,877 | 1.74 | 4 | |
| Green Party | 11,340 | 1.66 | 4 | |
| The Left in the Church of Sweden | 7,759 | 1.13 | 3 | |
| SPI Seniorpartiet | 3,782 | 0.55 | 1 | |
| Gabriel | 3,376 | 0.49 | 1 | |
| Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift | 1,487 | 0.22 | 1 | |
| Elävä seurakunta - Levande församling | 396 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Total | 683,739 | 100.00 | 251 | |
| Valid votes | 683,739 | 98.17 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,737 | 1.83 | ||
| Total votes | 696,476 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: [2] | ||||
References
- ^ Teresa Skeppholm (16 September 2005). "Kyrkoval den 18 september: Vad är det vi röstar på?" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Val till Kyrkomöte - valresultat".
