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Do you think that Sweden should become a member of the EU in accordance with the agreement between Sweden and the EU member states? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A non-binding referendum on membership for the European Union was held in Sweden on 13 November 1994. [1] 53% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 83%. [1]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 2,833,721 | 52.74 | |
| Against | 2,539,132 | 47.26 | |
| Total | 5,372,853 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 5,372,853 | 99.05 | |
| Invalid votes | 2,697 | 0.05 | |
| Blank votes | 48,937 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | 5,424,487 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,510,055 | 83.32 | |
| Source: Nationalencyklopedin [2] | |||
| Region | Yes | % Yes | No | % No | Electorate | Votes | Valid | Invalid votes |
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| Stockholm | 623,496 | 62.03 | 381,635 | 37.97 | 1,216,980 | 1,014,869 | 1,005,131 | 9,738 |
| Uppsala | 92,167 | 53.96 | 78,636 | 46.04 | 205,736 | 172,747 | 170,803 | 1,944 |
| Södermanland | 86,083 | 54.31 | 72,430 | 45.69 | 191,199 | 160,141 | 158,513 | 1,628 |
| Östergötland | 139,697 | 54.49 | 116,689 | 45.51 | 309,509 | 259,312 | 256,386 | 2,926 |
| Örebro | 81,423 | 47.47 | 90,109 | 52.53 | 208,184 | 173,286 | 171,532 | 1,754 |
| Västmanland | 87,058 | 54.81 | 71,778 | 45.19 | 193,184 | 160,400 | 158,836 | 1,564 |
| Jönköping | 100,072 | 48.89 | 104,616 | 51.11 | 242,805 | 206,545 | 204,688 | 1,857 |
| Kronoberg | 58,015 | 51.87 | 53,824 | 48.13 | 134,559 | 113,019 | 111,839 | 1,180 |
| Kalmar | 73,207 | 48.74 | 76,987 | 51.26 | 184,802 | 151,649 | 150,194 | 1,455 |
| Gotland | 17,996 | 51.40 | 17,017 | 48.60 | 43,878 | 35,399 | 35,013 | 386 |
| Blekinge | 45,098 | 46.90 | 51,065 | 53.10 | 116,586 | 97,106 | 96,163 | 943 |
| Skåne | 422,567 | 63.23 | 245,696 | 36.77 | 818,810 | 674,619 | 668,263 | 6,356 |
| Halland | 97,222 | 58.44 | 69,150 | 41.56 | 197,757 | 168,244 | 166,372 | 1,872 |
| Västra Götaland | 466,591 | 51.99 | 430,924 | 48.01 | 1,085,238 | 906,508 | 897,515 | 8,993 |
| Värmland | 84,627 | 47.46 | 93,703 | 52.54 | 217,170 | 179,875 | 178,330 | 1,545 |
| Dalarna | 71,253 | 39.06 | 111,150 | 60.94 | 220,141 | 184,047 | 182,403 | 1,644 |
| Gävleborg | 74,767 | 41.69 | 104,583 | 58.31 | 222,780 | 180,980 | 179,350 | 1,630 |
| Västernorrland | 69,582 | 41.96 | 96,233 | 58.04 | 201,394 | 167,081 | 165,815 | 1,266 |
| Jämtland | 24,714 | 27.94 | 63,731 | 72.06 | 104,798 | 89,121 | 88,445 | 676 |
| Västerbotten | 60,071 | 37.23 | 101,285 | 62.77 | 193,374 | 162,532 | 161,356 | 1,176 |
| Norrbotten | 58,015 | 34.97 | 107,891 | 65.03 | 201,171 | 167,007 | 165,906 | 1,101 |
| Source: Dataset European Election Database Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine | ||||||||
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