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Ordinary general elections are held in Sweden every four years to elect a new Riksdag, which is the Swedish parliament. County Council and Municipal Council elections take place at the same time. There is a barrier rule intended to prevent very small parties from gaining representation in Parliament. A party must thus receive at least 4 percent of the votes in the entire country or 12 percent in a single electoral district to qualify for any seats. Every five years there is also an election to the European Parliament.
The unicameral parliament has 349 members, out of which 310 are elected on a proportional system in each of the 29 national electoral districts. The remaining 39 seats are awarded on a national basis to further secure a proportional representation.
In the election the voter chooses between the different running parties. Each party is represented by a ballot listing their candidates. On the ballot the voter can indicate his or her preference for a particular candidate. Eligible to vote and stand for elections are Swedish Citizens who turn 18 years old no later than on the day of the election.
A party must also pass a set limit of 4 percent nationally, or 12 percent in one of the 29 electoral districts, in order to be awarded seats in parliament. Elections are held on the third Sunday of September every four years. The next elections are due in September 2006.
| Year | ( v) | ( s) | ( mp) | ( fp) | ( c) | ( m) | ( kd) | Various | Others |
| 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom | 8.3 | 39.9 | 4.5 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 9.1 | (nyd) | 3.6 |
| 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting | 12.0 | 36.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 22.9 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an | 6.2 | 45.3 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac | 4.5 | 37.6 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 21.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 1.2 |
| 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. | 5.8 | 43.2 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | |
| 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor | 5.4 | 44.7 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| 1982 | 5.6 | 45.6 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | |
| 1979 | 5.6 | 43.2 | 10.6 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||
| 1976 | 4.8 | 42.7 | 11.1 | 24.1 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 1973 | 5.3 | 43.6 | 9.4 | 25.1 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 1970 | 4.8 | 45.3 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||
| 1968 | 3.0 | 50.1 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 1964 | 5.2 | 47.3 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1960 | 4.5 | 47.8 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 0.1 | |||
| 1958 | 3.4 | 46.2 | 18.2 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 1956 | 5.0 | 44.6 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 17.1 | 0.1 | |||
| 1952 | 4.3 | 46.1 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 0.1 | |||
| 1948 | 6.3 | 46.1 | 22.8 | 12.4 | 12.3 | (sp) | 0.1 | ||
| 1944 | 10.3 | 46.7 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| 1940 | 3.5 | 53.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 1936 | 3.3 | 45.9 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 1932 | 3.0 | 41.7 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 23.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | ||
| 1928 | 6.4 | 37.0 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 29.4 | 0.1 | |||
| 1924 | 5.1 | 41.1 | 16.9 | 10.8 | 26.1 | (vs) | 0.0 | ||
| 1921 | 4.6 | 36.2 | 19.1 | 11.1 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 1920 | 29.7 | 21.8 | 14.2 | 27.9 | 6.4 | 0.0 | |||
| 1917 | 31.1 | 27.6 | 8.5 | 24.7 | 8.1 | 0.0 | |||
| 1914 | 36.4 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 36.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1914 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1911 | 28.5 | 40.2 | 31.2 | 0.1 |
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