L · Party in the Riksdag
Liberals
Social liberalism. Founded 1934. Party leader: Simona Mohamsson (2025-).
- Vote share 2026
- 5,3 %
- Votes
- 361 187
- seats
- 19 (+3)
- Bloc
- The Tidö parties
History
The Liberals were founded in 1934 as the People's Party, with roots in the liberal, temperance and free-church movements. It was an early advocate of universal suffrage and education for all.
The party has been part of several centre-right governments, including 1976-1982, 1991-1994, 2006-2014 and again since 2022. Schools have been its clearest profile issue in the 2000s.
It was renamed the Liberals in 2015. In recent years it has polled close to the four per cent threshold, and changed leader in 2025 when Simona Mohamsson took over.
Policies
Summarised from the party's own programme - description, not endorsement.
- Schools
- Knowledge and order in the classroom, early interventions and a stronger teaching profession.
- Freedom
- Individual rights, freedom of expression and protection against honour-based oppression.
- Economy
- Lower taxes on work and more routes into a first job.
- Energy
- Expanded nuclear power as the basis for fossil-free electricity.
- Security
- Strong support for NATO cooperation and for Ukraine.
- Integration
- Language requirements for citizenship and clear requirements attached to benefits.
Election results 2010-2026
| Election | Vote share | Share as a bar | seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,1 % | 24 | |
| 2014 | 5,4 % | 19 | |
| 2018 | 5,5 % | 20 | |
| 2022 | 4,6 % | 16 | |
| 2026 | 5,3 % | 19 |
Source: Valmyndigheten · 2026 result verified 2026-10-29
Strongest and weakest in 2026
Strongest constituencies
- Stockholm Municipality7,1 % · 3 seats
- Stockholm County6,6 % · 3 seats
- Skåne County South6,5 % · 1 seats
- Västra Götaland County West6,3 % · 1 seats
- Halland County6,0 % · 1 seats
Weakest constituencies
- Norrbotten County3,3 % · 0 seats
- Västerbotten County3,5 % · 0 seats
- Jämtland County3,6 % · 0 seats
- Västernorrland County3,7 % · 0 seats
- Dalarna County4,0 % · 0 seats
Share of valid votes in each constituency.