2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections

2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections

19 September 2021
All 251 seats in the General Synod 126 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Social Democrats Non-partisans Centre Last election 76 seats, 30.3% 43 seats, 17.1% 34 seats, 13.7% Seats won 70 47 30 Seat change  6  4  4 Popular vote 243,246 170,946 96,797 Percentage 27.5% 19.3% 10.9% Swing  2.8 pp  2.3 pp  2.7 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Borgerligt alternativ Sweden Democrats Left Last election 22 seats, 8.8% 24 seats, 9.3% 9 seats, 3.8% Seats won 20 19 19 Seat change  2  5  10 Popular vote 71,046 68,941 67,519 Percentage 8.0% 7.8% 7.6% Swing  0.8 pp  1.5 pp  3.9 pp   Seventh party   Party Open Church Last election 11 seats, 4.4% Seats won 13 Seat change  2 Popular vote 48,692 Percentage 5.5% Swing  1.1 pp

The Swedish Church Assembly elections were held on 19 September 2021. All 251 seats in the General Synod of the Church of Sweden were up for election, as well as local governing bodies.

In church elections in Sweden all members of the Church of Sweden over the age of 16 may vote. It takes through proportional representation by lists presented by nominating groups, many of which are political parties or affiliated with political parties. The election is for the governing bodies of the Church of Sweden at the parish, diocese, and national level.

Results

Summary of the 19 September 2021 Church of Sweden Assembly election results

Nominating group		Votes			Seats
		#	%	±	#	±
	Swedish Social Democratic Party (S)	243,246	27.50%	–2.84%	70	–6
	Non-Partisans in the Church of Sweden (POSK)	170,946	19.33%	+2.27%	47	+4
	Centre Party (C)	96,797	10.94%	–2.75%	30	–4
	Borgerligt alternativ (BorgA)	71,046	8.03%	–0.77%	20	–2
	Sweden Democrats (SD)	68,941	7.79%	–1.48%	19	–5
	Left in the Church of Sweden (ViSK)	67,519	7.63%	+3.88%	19	+10
	Open Church (ÖKA)	48,692	5.50%	+1.08%	13	+2
	Bold Church (FK)	30,666	3.47%	–0.50%	8	–2
	Environmentals in the Church of Sweden (MPSKDG)	28,806	3.26%	+0.88%	8	+2
	Christian Democrats for a Living Church (KR)	24,170	2.73%	–0.24%	7	+0
	Free Liberals in the Church of Sweden (FiSK)	14,211	1.61%	–1.33%	4	–3
	Alternative for Sweden (AfS)	11,112	1.26%	–	3	New
	Heaven and Earth (HoJ)	5,344	0.60%	–	1	New
	Green Christians (GK)	2,011	0.23%	+0.06%	0	+0
	Church Collaboration in Visby Diocese (KysV)	1,067	0.12%	-0.00%	0	+0
	Abroad voters				2	+0
Totals		884,574	100.0	–	251	±0
Blank and invalid votes		16,179			–	–
Registered voters/turnout		4,898,123	18.39	-0.69	–	–
Source: kyrkoval.svenskakyrkan.se