After the 2006 general election was Hjälmered elected as a member of the Riksdag as a member for the constituency of Gothenburg Municipality. He was appointed as an alternate for the Transport and Communications Committee and the Education Committee. In November 2006 he became a member of the Educational Committee, a position he held until October 2009 when he became an alternate again. After he became a member of the Education Committee he stepped down as an alternate for the Transport and Communications Committee.