2009 Swedish Church Assembly elections
On September 20, 2009,[1] elections were held for all 251 seats in the General Synod of the Church of Sweden. Since the 1930s, nominating groups have often been directly affiliated with national political parties, but many groups are now established separately from political parties.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Swedish Social Democratic Party | 186,234 | 28.32 | 71 | 0 | |
Centre Party | 90,620 | 13.78 | 34 | −7 | |
Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden | 86,567 | 13.16 | 33 | −1 | |
Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan | 34,580 | 5.26 | 13 | −2 | |
Frimodig kyrka | 33,425 | 5.08 | 13 | +6 | |
Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden | 45,991 | 6.99 | 18 | +1 | |
Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift | 1,090 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | |
Miljöpartister i Svenska kyrkan | 20,764 | 3.16 | 8 | +4 | |
Moderate Party | 106,383 | 16.18 | 41 | −4 | |
Senior Party | 2,872 | 0.44 | 1 | 0 | |
Sweden Democrats | 18,815 | 2.86 | 7 | +3 | |
Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan | 8,218 | 1.25 | 3 | 0 | |
Open Church – a Church for All | 21,568 | 3.28 | 8 | +1 | |
Skanör Falsterbo Kyrkans Väl | 499 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 657,626 | 100.00 | 251 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 657,626 | 97.90 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 14,086 | 2.10 | |||
Total votes | 671,712 | 100.00 | |||
Source: [2] |
References
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Church of Sweden
Archbishop of Uppsala (List)
- Alternative for Sweden
- Centre Party
- Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Christian Democrats)
- Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party)
- Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling
- Frimodig kyrka
- Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift
- Left-wing in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Left Party)
- Liberals in the Church of Sweden
- Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden
- Right-wing Alternative (linked to the Moderate Party)
- Senior Citizen Interest Party
- Social Democrats
- Sweden Democrats
- Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla
- Alsike Convent
- Daughters of Mary
- Sisters of Saint Francis
- Östanbäck Monastery