[2] Incumbent prime minister Olof Palme of the Social Democrats was able form a minority government with support from the Left Party Communists.

The Christian Democrats always received fewer votes than the 4% threshold for gaining seats to the Riksdag.

The Social Democrats' leader Olof Palme managed to turn this against the Moderate Party by repeating the negative effects this would have on junior soccer teams.

However, in August Westerberg became viewed by the public as a calm and honest politician, in comparison to the constantly arguing Adelsohn and Palme.

The Liberal People's Party was the big winner of the 1985 election, increasing its support to 14.2 percent.