General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 1985.[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 159 of the 349 seats.[2] Its leader, Olof Palme, kept his position as Prime Minister. He would retain this position successfully until his assassination in 1986.
At a campaign meeting in Sundsvall on 22 August, Minister of Social Welfare Sten Andersson promised to increase the state pensions as a compensation for the price increases following the devaluation of the krona in 1982. The Social Democrat (Socialdemokraterna) government also stressed that it had managed to decrease the budget deficit from 90 billion to 60 billion kronas. The Social Democrats also promised not to increase taxes or lower the quality of the welfare system.
The Centre Party had a technical cooperation with the Christian Democrats. The Christian Democrats always received fewer votes than the 4% threshold for gaining seats to the Riksdag. The cooperation was criticized within the Centre Party. The aim was for both parties to gain votes, but in the end the Centre Party's share of the votes decreased in comparison to the previous election in 1982. The Christian Democrats only gained one seat in parliament for its leader, Alf Svensson.
The political debate was dominated by the Moderate Party and the Social Democrats. In January 1985, the Moderate Party had proposed in parliament a detailed plan with tax cuts and cuts in spending. The Social Democrats' leader Olof Palme managed to turn this against the Moderate Party by repeating the negative effects this would have on junior soccer teams. The Moderate Party was supported by 30 percent in an opinion poll by SIFO in June 1985, but its support decreased during the campaign.
The Liberal People's Party had chosen Bengt Westerberg as its party leader in October 1983; he had had trouble getting his message through, not least because of the party's small size in parliament and its only receiving 5.9 percent support in the 1982 election. However, in August Westerberg became viewed by the public as a calm and honest politician, in comparison to the constantly arguing Adelsohn and Palme. The Liberal People's Party was the big winner of the 1985 election, increasing its support to 14.2 percent.
The Centre Party and Christian Democratic Unity (CDU) ran a joint list in some constituencies under the name "Centre".[3] One CDU candidate was elected on the Centre list, the first time the party had had parliamentary representation.[2]
Votes by municipality. The municipalities are the color of the party that got the most votes within the coalition that won relative majority.
Cartogram of the map to the left with each municipality rescaled to the number of valid votes cast.
Map showing the voting shifts from the 1982 to the 1985 election. Darker blue indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that formed the centre-right bloc. Darker red indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that form the left-wing bloc.
Votes by municipality as a scale from red/Left-wing bloc to blue/Centre-right bloc.
Cartogram of vote with each municipality rescaled in proportion to number of valid votes cast. Deeper blue represents a relative majority for the centre-right coalition, brighter red represents a relative majority for the left-wing coalition.
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General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 1985 1 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag winning 159 of the 349 seats 2 Its leader Olof Palme kept his position as Prime Minister He would retain this position successfully until his assassination in 1986 1985 Swedish general election 1982 15 September 1985 1988 All 349 seats in the Riksdag175 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Olof Palme Ulf Adelsohn Bengt WesterbergParty Social Democrats Moderate LiberalsLast election 166 86 21Seats won 159 76 51Seat change 7 10 30Popular vote 2 487 551 1 187 335 792 268Percentage 44 68 21 33 14 23 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Thorbjorn Falldin Lars Werner Alf SvenssonParty Centre Left Communist Christian DemocratsLast election 56 20 0Seats won 43 19 1Seat change 13 1 1Popular vote 490 999 298 419 131 548Percentage 8 82 5 36 2 36 Map of the election showing the distribution of constituency and levelling seats as well as the largest political bloc within each constituency PM before electionOlof PalmeSocial Democrats Elected PM Olof PalmeSocial Democrats Contents 1 Campaign 2 Results 2 1 Seat distribution 2 2 By municipality 3 ReferencesCampaign EditAt a campaign meeting in Sundsvall on 22 August Minister of Social Welfare Sten Andersson promised to increase the state pensions as a compensation for the price increases following the devaluation of the krona in 1982 The Social Democrat Socialdemokraterna government also stressed that it had managed to decrease the budget deficit from 90 billion to 60 billion kronas The Social Democrats also promised not to increase taxes or lower the quality of the welfare system The Centre Party had a technical cooperation with the Christian Democrats The Christian Democrats always received fewer votes than the 4 threshold for gaining seats to the Riksdag The cooperation was criticized within the Centre Party The aim was for both parties to gain votes but in the end the Centre Party s share of the votes decreased in comparison to the previous election in 1982 The Christian Democrats only gained one seat in parliament for its leader Alf Svensson The political debate was dominated by the Moderate Party and the Social Democrats In January 1985 the Moderate Party had proposed in parliament a detailed plan with tax cuts and cuts in spending The Social Democrats leader Olof Palme managed to turn this against the Moderate Party by repeating the negative effects this would have on junior soccer teams The Moderate Party was supported by 30 percent in an opinion poll by SIFO in June 1985 but its support decreased during the campaign The Liberal People s Party had chosen Bengt Westerberg as its party leader in October 1983 he had had trouble getting his message through not least because of the party s small size in parliament and its only receiving 5 9 percent support in the 1982 election However in August Westerberg became viewed by the public as a calm and honest politician in comparison to the constantly arguing Adelsohn and Palme The Liberal People s Party was the big winner of the 1985 election increasing its support to 14 2 percent Results EditMain article Results of the 1985 Swedish general election The Centre Party and Christian Democratic Unity CDU ran a joint list in some constituencies under the name Centre 3 One CDU candidate was elected on the Centre list the first time the party had had parliamentary representation 2 PartyVotes Seats Swedish Social Democratic Party2 487 55144 68159 7Moderate Party1 187 33521 3376 10People s Party792 26814 2351 30Centre Party490 9998 8243 13Left Party Communists298 4195 3619 1Christian Democratic Unity131 5482 3600Green Party83 6451 5000Centre CDU C 73 7111 321 Other parties21 5460 3900Total5 567 022100 003490Valid votes5 567 02299 14Invalid blank votes48 2200 86Total votes5 615 242100 00Registered voters turnout6 249 44589 85Source Nohlen amp StoverSeat distribution Edit Constituency Totalseats Seats wonBy party By coalitionS M F C V KDS Left RightAlvsborg North 10 4 2 2 2 4 6Alvsborg South 7 3 2 1 1 3 4Blekinge 6 3 1 1 1 3 3Bohus 12 5 3 2 2 5 7Fyrstadskretsen 20 9 6 3 1 1 10 10Gavleborg 13 7 2 1 2 1 8 5Gothenburg 18 7 4 4 1 2 9 9Gotland 2 1 1 1 1Halland 10 4 2 2 2 4 6Jamtland 5 3 1 1 3 2Jonkoping 13 5 3 2 2 1 5 8Kalmar 10 5 2 1 2 5 5Kopparberg 12 6 2 1 2 1 7 5Kristianstad 12 5 3 2 2 5 7Kronoberg 7 3 2 1 1 3 4Malmohus 12 5 3 2 2 5 7Norrbotten 11 7 1 1 1 1 8 3Orebro 12 6 2 2 1 1 7 5Ostergotland 16 8 3 2 2 1 9 7Skaraborg 11 5 2 2 2 5 6Sodermanland 9 5 2 1 1 5 4Stockholm County 36 14 11 6 2 3 17 19Stockholm Municipality 29 11 9 5 1 3 14 15Uppsala 11 5 2 2 1 1 6 5Varmland 12 6 2 1 2 1 7 5Vasterbotten 11 5 1 2 2 1 6 5Vasternorrland 11 6 1 1 2 1 7 4Vastmanland 11 6 2 1 1 1 7 4Total 349 159 76 51 43 19 1 178 171Source Statistics Sweden By municipality Edit Votes by municipality The municipalities are the color of the party that got the most votes within the coalition that won relative majority Cartogram of the map to the left with each municipality rescaled to the number of valid votes cast Map showing the voting shifts from the 1982 to the 1985 election Darker blue indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that formed the centre right bloc Darker red indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that form the left wing bloc Votes by municipality as a scale from red Left wing bloc to blue Centre right bloc Cartogram of vote with each municipality rescaled in proportion to number of valid votes cast Deeper blue represents a relative majority for the centre right coalition brighter red represents a relative majority for the left wing coalition References Edit Dieter Nohlen amp Philip Stover 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook p1858 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 a b Nohlen amp Stover p1873 Nohlen amp Stover p1869 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 Swedish general election amp oldid 1134962154, 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