Church election 2017
Vänersborg
Municipality · September 17, 2017
S was the largest nomination group with 27.32 % of the votes. Turnout was 19.42 %.
General Synod in Vänersborg
| Nomination group | Votes | Share | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| SArbetarepartiet - Socialdemokraterna | 1,096 | 27.32 % | +2.27 |
| POSKPartipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan | 916 | 22.83 % | −4.25 |
| CCenterpartiet | 696 | 17.35 % | +0.10 |
| SDSverigedemokraterna | 432 | 10.77 % | +5.51 |
| FKFRIMODIG KYRKA | 230 | 5.73 % | −0.78 |
| BorgABorgerligt alternativ | 222 | 5.53 % | −1.46 |
| ÖKAÖPPEN KYRKA -- en kyrka för alla | 160 | 3.99 % | −0.72 |
| KRKristdemokrater i Svenska kyrkan | 111 | 2.77 % | −0.59 |
| FiSKFria liberaler i Svenska kyrkan FiSK | 107 | 2.67 % | +1.70 |
| MPSKMiljöpartister i Svenska kyrkan | 42 | 1.05 % | −1.79 |
- Turnout
- 19.42 %
- 2013: 13.99 %
- Eligible voters
- 21,070
- Valid votes
- 4,012
- Invalid votes
- 80
Diocesan council, votes in Vänersborg
| Nomination group | Votes | Share | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| SArbetarepartiet - Socialdemokraterna | 1,079 | 26.89 % | +2.83 |
| POSKPartipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan | 887 | 22.10 % | −5.33 |
| CCenterpartiet | 730 | 18.19 % | −0.83 |
| SDSverigedemokraterna | 423 | 10.54 % | +5.47 |
| BorgABorgerligt alternativ | 215 | 5.36 % | −1.61 |
| FKFRIMODIG KYRKA | 214 | 5.33 % | −0.74 |
| ÖKAÖPPEN KYRKA -- en kyrka för alla | 158 | 3.94 % | −0.17 |
| KRKristdemokrater i Svenska kyrkan | 114 | 2.84 % | −0.56 |
| FiSKFria liberaler i Svenska kyrkan FiSK | 99 | 2.47 % | +1.50 |
| BussBarn och Unga i Skara Stift | 50 | 1.25 % | new |
| MPSKMiljöpartister i Svenska kyrkan | 44 | 1.10 % | −1.79 |
- Turnout
- 19.39 %
- 2013: 14.03 %
- Eligible voters
- 21,070
- Valid votes
- 4,013
- Invalid votes
- 73
The municipality lies in two dioceses, so the diocesan council figures here add up two separate elections.
Map
Colour shows the largest nomination group in the General Synod election. Click a diocese or a municipality to see the result there.
Parishes in Vänersborg
| Parish | Largest group | Eligible voters | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brålanda församling | C38.13 % | 1,424 | 26.33 % |
| Frändefors församling | C43.20 % | 2,163 | 17.52 % |
| Gestads församling | C51.64 % | 482 | 25.93 % |
| Sundals-Ryrs församling | C39.56 % | 339 | 27.14 % |
| Vänersborg och Väne-Ryrs församling | POSK33.46 % | 12,845 | 18.73 % |
| Vänersnäs församling | S43.69 % | 372 | 29.30 % |
| Västra Tunhems församling | S39.55 % | 3,445 | 17.59 % |
About the figures
The General Synod has 251 members and the dioceses are constituencies. Since 2013 two members are chosen by the parishes abroad in indirect elections, so 249 seats are allocated by the votes. From 2025 a group needs at least 2 percent of the national vote to win seats.
Votes by parish come from the Church of Sweden's Excel files and add up exactly to the dioceses. Municipalities are the sum of their parishes. A parish in two municipalities is counted in the municipality the Church of Sweden gives from 2021, and Munkfors has no parish of its own (Forshaga-Munkfors parish is counted in Forshaga). Some parishes have no votes in the file and are shown with a dash. In Vårgårda pastorate in 2025 the ballots were destroyed by mistake, so the General Synod election has no votes there.
The dioceses on the map are merged municipalities. Botkyrka, Jönköping, Nässjö, Oskarshamn, Laholm and Vänersborg lie in two dioceses and are drawn in the one where most eligible voters live.
Nomination groups are compared across years the same way as on the Church of Sweden's results site, also when they changed name. The Moderate Party's group became Borgerligt alternativ in 2013 and Borgerlig kristen samverkan in 2025, the Liberal group became Fria liberaler i Svenska kyrkan and the Green group became De Gröna i Svenska kyrkan. The tables show the name the group had that year.
Source: Church of Sweden election results, the results site (votes and seats nationally and per diocese) and the Excel files by parish.