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2017 Swedish Church Assembly elections
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. [ 1]
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 Source: [ 2]
