Given the complex dynamics of the 21st century with increasing attention to changing migration patterns and the multicultural composition of the electorate, intersectionality has developed as a useful term to address multiple inequalities and to promote democratic performance. While there are many theoretical discussions on the concept of intersectionality, there is limited knowledge on how to apply intersectionality empirically. In this paper, I elaborate on how empirical studies on intersectionality can be applied in the field of political representation. Departing from Sweden as an empirical case, I present three possible empirical routes to the study of intersectionality and political representation and the ways in which the intersections of gender and ethnicity are played out in these contexts. The cases involve traditional aspects of political representation, including candidate selection and general elections, and they refer to two dimensions of political representation, namely descriptive and symbolic representation.
