In 2022, 45 percent of the candidates in the general election were female. This was about the same share as in previous years. The Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) consists of 349 elected representatives and elections are held held every four years.
Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022
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Statistics Sweden, & Sveriges Radio. (May 20, 2022). Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden, und Sveriges Radio. "Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022." Chart. May 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden, Sveriges Radio. (2022). Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden, and Sveriges Radio. "Share of Female Candidates in The Parliamentary Elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden & Sveriges Radio, Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Sweden from 1991 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Sweden, & Sveriges Radio, May 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085679/share-of-female-nominated-candidates-in-the-parliamentary-elections-in-sweden/
