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Politics & elections in Karlstad Municipality

Turnout, seats and elected officials in Karlstad. Sources: Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest election 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 6 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-08-04

How the municipality voted

Municipal council election 2022 (election day 2022-09-11) — final count in Karlstad.

Valid votes:
62,509
Council seats:
61
Turnout:
83.1%
Party results in the municipal council election 2022 in Karlstad: share of valid votes, number of votes and seats.
PartyShareVotesSeats
Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna36.6%22,85522
Moderaterna19.5%12,21112
Sverigedemokraterna12.8%8,0098
Vänsterpartiet6.7%4,1674
Centerpartiet5.7%3,5814
Kristdemokraterna5.3%3,2983
Liberalerna (tidigare Folkpartiet)5.1%3,1983
Miljöpartiet de gröna4.5%2,7803
Karlstadpartiet Livskvalitet3.4%2,1382
Parties with votes but no seats (19)
  • Kommunistiska Partiet0.1% · 90 votes
  • Feministiskt initiativ0.1% · 48 votes
  • Partiet Nyans0.1% · 34 votes
  • Medborgerlig Samling0.0% · 18 votes
  • Knapptryckarna0.0% · 12 votes
  • MoD0.0% · 11 votes
  • Alternativ för Sverige0.0% · 10 votes
  • Kristna Värdepartiet0.0% · 10 votes
  • Piratpartiet0.0% · 8 votes
  • SKP0.0% · 7 votes
  • Enhet0.0% · 6 votes
  • övriga anmälda partier0.0% · 5 votes
  • Direktdemokraterna0.0% · 3 votes
  • Klassiskt liberala partiet0.0% · 3 votes
  • Fria Wermland0.0% · 2 votes
  • Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende0.0% · 2 votes
  • Basinkomstpartiet0.0% · 1 votes
  • Kalle ankapartiet0.0% · 1 votes
  • KSP0.0% · 1 votes
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This is the result in the municipal council election in this municipality — not the general election to the Riksdag. Shares are of valid votes; blank and other invalid votes are excluded.

Source: Valmyndigheten — Röster per distrikt — slutligt antal röster inklusive totalt valdeltagande, kommunvalet 2022 ↗ · Mandatfördelning — jämförelser mellan 2018 och 2022 (blad Kommun)

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)
83.0 %
2025 · -4.6 % vs 2020
Voter turnout, general election (%)
87.0 %
2025 · -3.3 % vs 2020
Assignments per elected municipal politician
1.47 assignments/politician
2025 · -0.4 % vs 2020

All indicators

Assignments per elected municipal politician

1.47 assignments/politician(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813 (Kolada:N05813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05813

Residents per elected municipal politician

423 residents/politician(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05812 (Kolada:N05812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05812

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)

1.72 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05811 (Kolada:N05811) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05811

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)

0.86 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05810 (Kolada:N05810) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05810

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)

83.0 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05401 (Kolada:N05401) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05401

Voter turnout, general election (%)

87.0 %(2025)

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05403 (Kolada:N05403) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsValmyndigheten via Kolada N05403

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