2025 Swedish Church Assembly elections
The Swedish Church Assembly elections was held on 21 September 2025. All 251 seats in the General Synod of the Church of Sweden are up for election, as well as local governing bodies.
Electoral system
All members of the Church of Sweden over the age of 16 and registered as living in a parish by 15 August 2025 may vote. The election takes place through proportional representation by lists presented by nominating groups, many of which are [List of List of political parties in Sweden|political parties in Sweden|political parties] or affiliated with political parties. The election is for the governing bodies of the Church of Sweden at the parish, diocese, and national level. Early and postal voting began on 8 September.For the general synod election, 225 constituency seats are distributed in 13 constituencies corresponding to the dioceses. 24 of the seats are levelling seats, distributed to nomination groups to ensure that each group is represented in accordance with its national vote share. From 2025 onwards, a nomination group must receive at least 2% of the vote in order to be eligible to win seats. A group must also win at least one constituency seat, in order to be eligible to win levelling seats.