M · Party in the Riksdag
Moderate Party
Liberal conservatism, market economy. Founded 1904. Party leader: Ulf Kristersson (2017-).
- Vote share 2026
- 19,9 %
- Votes
- 1 343 448
- seats
- 70 (+2)
- Bloc
- The Tidö parties
History
The Moderates were founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League, the parliamentary party of the right. The name Moderate Party was adopted in 1969.
Carl Bildt led the party to the prime minister's office in 1991-1994, a period of extensive deregulation and the application to join the EU. Fredrik Reinfeldt reshaped the party as the New Moderates and was prime minister in 2006-2014.
Ulf Kristersson became prime minister in 2022 in a government with the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, supported by the Sweden Democrats under the Tidö Agreement. After the 2026 election he leads a caretaker government while a new one is negotiated.
Policies
Summarised from the party's own programme - description, not endorsement.
- Economy and taxes
- Lower taxes on work so that working always pays, and restrained public spending.
- Law and order
- More police, longer sentences and expanded powers against gang crime.
- Energy
- A major expansion of nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand.
- Migration
- Restrictive migration policy with self-sufficiency requirements and tighter citizenship rules.
- Schools
- Order, a focus on knowledge and national control of school funding.
- Defence
- Continued rearmament within NATO and stronger civil preparedness.
Election results 2010-2026
| Election | Vote share | Share as a bar | seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30,1 % | 107 | |
| 2014 | 23,3 % | 84 | |
| 2018 | 19,8 % | 70 | |
| 2022 | 19,1 % | 68 | |
| 2026 | 19,9 % | 70 |
Source: Valmyndigheten · 2026 result verified 2026-10-29
Strongest and weakest in 2026
Strongest constituencies
- Stockholm County23,8 % · 10 seats
- Halland County23,3 % · 3 seats
- Skåne County South23,3 % · 3 seats
- Västra Götaland County West21,5 % · 3 seats
- Skåne County North and East20,8 % · 2 seats
Weakest constituencies
- Västerbotten County15,4 % · 1 seats
- Västernorrland County16,2 % · 1 seats
- Norrbotten County16,4 % · 2 seats
- Malmö Municipality16,5 % · 2 seats
- Jämtland County17,4 % · 1 seats
Share of valid votes in each constituency.