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Swedish parliamentary election, 2002 - Definition and Overview

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Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held Sunday September 15, 2002.

Riksdag election, 2002 →
PartyVotes%SeatsEq¹Party leader/Comment
Social Democratic Party2,113,56039.8%1442Göran Persson
Moderate Coalition Party809,04115.2%555Bo Lundgren
People's Party - Liberals710,31213,3%484Lars Leijonborg
Christian Democrats485,2359,1%334Alf Svensson
Left Party444,8548.3%307Ulla Hoffman, acting
Centre Party328,4286.1%226Maud Olofsson
Green Party246,3924.6%1711Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand
Others165,3903.1%-- 
Total5,303,212100%349 Number of valid ballots
Participation5,385,43080,1% Number of ballots cast

¹ Number of equalization seats to ensure proportional representation.
There are 310 fixed seats and 39 equalization seats, making a grand total of 349 seats.

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