2017 Swedish Church Assembly elections

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The Swedish Church Assembly elections were held on 17 September 2017. All 249 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


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	293,795	30.34	76	+3
	Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden	165,171	17.06	43	+5
	Centre Party	132,594	13.69	34	+4
	Sweden Democrats	89,819	9.28	24	+9
	Right-wing Alternative (BorgA)	85,216	8.80	22	-9
	Open Church – a Church for All (ÖKA)	42,777	4.42	11	0
	Frimodig kyrka	38,440	3.97	10	-2
	The Left in the Church of Sweden	36,365	3.76	9	+3
	Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden	28,730	2.97	7	-5
	Free Liberals in the Church of Sweden	28,519	2.95	7	-1
	Green Party	23,008	2.38	6	-6
	Green Christians	1,598	0.17	0	0
	Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift	1,202	0.12	0	0
	The Way (Vägen)	762	0.08	0	0
	Safety Party in the Church of Sweden	377	0.04	0	0
Total		968,373	100.00	249	0

Valid votes		968,373	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		16,227	1.65
Total votes		984,600	100.00
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References

"In the Church of Sweden it is one Lutheran, one vote". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
"Val till Kyrkomöte - valresultat".

v t e Church of Sweden
Archbishop of Uppsala (List)
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö Historical Kalmar Mariestad
Cathedrals	Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: Kalmar Mariestad
Assembly Elections	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Nominating groups	Alternative for Sweden Centre Party Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Christian Democrats) Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party) Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling Frimodig kyrka Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift Left-wing in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Left Party) Liberals in the Church of Sweden Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden Right-wing Alternative (linked to the Moderate Party) Senior Citizen Interest Party Social Democrats Sweden Democrats Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla
Monasteries	Alsike Convent Daughters of Mary Sisters of Saint Francis Östanbäck Monastery
See also	Church of Sweden Abroad Swedish Evangelical Mission Bibeltrogna Vänner Church of Sweden Youth Pro Fide et Christianismo

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