2005 Swedish Church Assembly elections

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Elections were held to the Church Assembly (Kyrkomötet), i.e. the "parliament" of the Church of Sweden on September 18, 2005. Simultaneously elections were held to diocese and parish assemblies all over the country.

The parties and church political outfits that take part in the elections are called 'nominating groups' (Nomineringsgrupper).


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Swedish Social Democratic Party	190,955	27.93	71
	Moderate Party	121,914	17.83	45
	Centerpartiet	111,686	16.33	41
	Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden	93,277	13.64	34
	Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden	45,578	6.67	17
	Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan	40,687	5.95	15
	Öppen Kyrka - en kyrka för alla	19,924	2.91	7
	Frimodig kyrka	19,701	2.88	7
	Sweden Democrats	11,877	1.74	4
	Green Party	11,340	1.66	4
	The Left in the Church of Sweden	7,759	1.13	3
	SPI Seniorpartiet	3,782	0.55	1
	Gabriel	3,376	0.49	1
	Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift	1,487	0.22	1
	Elävä seurakunta - Levande församling	396	0.06	0
Total		683,739	100.00	251

Valid votes		683,739	98.17
Invalid/blank votes		12,737	1.83
Total votes		696,476	100.00
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References

Teresa Skeppholm (16 September 2005). "Kyrkoval den 18 september: Vad är det vi röstar på?" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
"Val till Kyrkomöte - valresultat".

External links

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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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