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.
2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections
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. [1]
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
Bourgeois Alternative (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 – A Church For All (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 in the Church of Sweden (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
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