National apportionment of MP seats in the Swedish Parliament
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The electoral system in Sweden
is proportional
. Of the 349 seats in the national diet, the unicameral Riksdag
, 310 are fixed constituency seats allocated to constituencies in relation to the number of people entitled to vote in each constituency . The remaining 39 leveling seat
s are used to correct the deviations from proportional national distribution that may arise when allocating the fixed constituency seats. There is a constraint in the system that means that only a party that has received at least four per cent of the votes in the whole country participates in the distribution of seats. However, a party that has received at least twelve per cent of the votes in a constituency participates in the distribution of the fixed constituency seats in that constituency.
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Constituency
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1985
1988
1991
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
Stockholms kommun
31
29
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
Stockholms län
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
32
33
34
35
36
37
Uppsala län
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
Södermanlands län
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Östergötlands län
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Jönköpings län
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Kronobergs län
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Kalmar län
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
Gotlands län
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Blekinge län
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Kristianstads län
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
-
-
-
-
Fyrstadskretsen
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
-
Malmöhus län
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
-
-
Malmö kommun
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
9
9
9
9
Malmöhus läns norra
9
-
Malmöhus läns södra
11
-
-
-
-
Skåne läns västra
9
9
9
9
Skåne läns södra
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
11
11
12
Skåne läns norra och östra
10
10
10
10
Hallands län
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
Göteborgs kommun
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
Bohuslän
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
-
Älvsborgs läns norra
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Älvsborgs läns södra
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
-
-
-
Skaraborgs län
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
-
Västra Götalands läns västra
11
11
11
12
Västra Götalands läns norra
9
9
9
9
Västra Götalands läns södra
6
6
6
6
Västra Götalands läns östra
9
9
9
9
Värmlands län
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
Örebro län
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Västmanlands län
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Dalarnas län
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Gävleborgs län
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Västernorrlands län
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
Jämtlands län
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Västerbottens län
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Norrbottens län
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
Total fixed constituency seats
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
310
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
is proportional
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. Of the 349 seats in the national diet, the unicameral Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
, 310 are fixed constituency seats allocated to constituencies in relation to the number of people entitled to vote in each constituency . The remaining 39 leveling seat
Leveling seat
Leveling seats are a mechanism employed in Norwegian elections to the national legislature, the Storting, and in Swedish elections to national and regional assemblies, to ensure proportional representation both by county and political party...
s are used to correct the deviations from proportional national distribution that may arise when allocating the fixed constituency seats. There is a constraint in the system that means that only a party that has received at least four per cent of the votes in the whole country participates in the distribution of seats. However, a party that has received at least twelve per cent of the votes in a constituency participates in the distribution of the fixed constituency seats in that constituency.
Apportionment of fixed constituency seats
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