2024 European Parliament election in Sweden

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2024 European Parliament election in Sweden
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  2019 9 June 20242029 

21 Swedish seats to the European Parliament
Turnout53.39% (Decrease2.svg1.88pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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1718705149228 20240617 TOBE Tomas SE 026.jpg
Alice Bah Kuhnke MEP (2024).jpg
Candidate Heléne Fritzon Tomas Tobé Alice Bah Kuhnke
Party Social Democrats Moderate Green
Alliance S&D EPP Greens–EFA
Last election23.48%, 5 seats16.83%, 4 seats11.52%, 3 seats
Seats won543
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,039,676736,079581,322
Percentage24.77%17.53%13.85%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.29Increase2.svg0.70Increase2.svg2.33

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
1718294517116 20240613 WEIMERS Charlie SE 013.jpg
1718281340317 20240612 SJOSTEDT Jonas SE 002.jpg
1718294587532 20240613 Wiesner Emma SE 013.jpg
Candidate Charlie Weimers Jonas Sjöstedt Emma Wiesner
Party Sweden Democrats Left Centre
Alliance ECR The Left Renew
Last election15.34%, 3 seats6.80%, 1 seat10.78%, 2 seats
Seats won322
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote552,920464,166306,227
Percentage13.17%11,06%7.29%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.17Increase2.svg4.26Decrease2.svg3.49

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Alice Teodorescu Mawe MEP (2024).jpg
1719326347190 20240625 KARLSBRO Karin SE 009.jpg
Candidate Alice Teodorescu Karin Karlsbro
Party Christian Democrats Liberals
Alliance EPP Renew
Last election8.62%, 2 seats4.13%, 1 seat
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote239,530183,675
Percentage5.71%4.38%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.91Increase2.svg0.25

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County results

The 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. [1] This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Sweden, and the first to take place after Brexit.

Contents

Electoral system

Apportionment

Compared to last election, Sweden is entitled to one more MEP that has already been assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit. [2]

Electoral law

The 21 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through modified Sainte-Laguë system and a 4% electoral threshold.

Both Swedish and EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Sweden. No registration is needed for Swedish citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Sweden are required to register in the county of their residence at least 30 days prior to election day. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest. [3]

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Swedish seats at the European Parliament as of 4th May 2024.

EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPs
European People's Party
6 / 21
Moderate Party 4
Christian Democrats 1
People’s List 1
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
5 / 21
Swedish Social Democratic Party 5
Renew Europe
3 / 21
Centre Party 2
Liberals 1
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 21
Green Party 3
European Conservatives and Reformists
3 / 21
Sweden Democrats 1
Independent 1
People’s List 1
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
1 / 21
Left Party 1
Total21
Source: European Parliament

Retiring incumbents

NamePartyFirst electedTermsDate announcedSource
Peter Lundgren Independent [a] 2014 219 March 2022 [4]
Malin Björk Left Party 2014 222 August 2023 [5]
David Lega Christian Democrats 2019 113 October 2023 [6]
Jakop Dalunde Green Party 2016 [b] 218 October 2023 [7]
Erik Bergkvist Swedish Social Democratic Party 2019 117 November 2023 [8]
Carina Ohlsson Swedish Social Democratic Party 2022 [c] 117 November 2023 [8]
Linus Glanzelius Swedish Social Democratic Party 2024 [d] 117 November 2023 [8]
  1. Elected from Sweden Democrats, left the party in February 2022
  2. Replaced Peter Eriksson
  3. Replaced Jytte Guteland
  4. Replaced Erik Bergkvist who had died in office.

Contesting parties

Some of the ballot papers for the elections to the EU Parliament in Sweden in 2024 Valsedlar EU-valet 2024 i Sverige.jpg
Some of the ballot papers for the elections to the EU Parliament in Sweden in 2024

102 parties/lists took part in the 2024 European Parliament in Sweden, the highest in any EU country. The following lists all parties which got over 1,000 votes.

PartyEuropean PartyGroup2019 resultTop candidate
S Swedish Social Democratic Party PES S&D 23.5 Heléne Fritzon [8]
M Moderate Party EPP EPP 16.8 Tomas Tobé [9]
SD Sweden Democrats ECR ECR 15.3 Charlie Weimers [10]
MP Green Party EGP Greens/EFA 11.5 Alice Bah Kuhnke [11]
C Centre Party ALDE RE 10.8 Emma Wiesner [12]
KD Christian Democrats EPP EPP 8.6 Alice Teodorescu [13]
V Left Party MLP The Left 6.8 Jonas Sjöstedt [14]
L Liberals ALDE RE 4.1 Karin Karlsbro [15]
FI−PV Feminist InitiativeTurning Point Party 0.9 [a] Paula Dahlberg
PP Pirate Party PPEU 0.6 Katarina Stensson [16]
AFS Alternative for Sweden 0.5 Gustav Kasselstrand [17]
MED Citizens' Coalition 0.2Pia Rundkvist [18]
SKP Communist Party of Sweden ECA 0.0Martin Tairi [19]
F Folklistan EPP Jan Emanuel [20]
PNy Nuance Party FPP Mikail Yüksel
KA Climate Alliance Helen Wahlgren
MoD Human Rights and Democracy  [ sv ] Andreas Sidkvist  [ sv ]
KrVP Christian Values Party  [ sv ]Mats Selander
SwexitSwexitUlf Ström
  1. Combined performance of the two parties, that run separately in 2019.

Voting advice applications

An envelope containing a ballot is dropped into a ballot box by a voting official at the 2024 EU election in Brastad, Sweden. Ballot dropped into ballot box 2024 Swedish EU election at Stangenasskolan, Brastad.jpg
An envelope containing a ballot is dropped into a ballot box by a voting official at the 2024 EU election in Brastad, Sweden.

In Sweden, SVT's European election compass (EU-val Valkompass 2024) allows users to find the party and the candidates who best matches their convictions through 30 different statements across a range of issues. [21] [22]

Opinion polls

Polling executionParties
Polling firmFieldwork dateSample size V
Left
S
S&D
MP
G/EFA
C
Renew
L
Renew
M
EPP
KD
EPP
SD
ECR
Oth.Lead
Demoskop 23 May–1 Jun 20243,22210.0
2
25.2
6
11.3
3
5.7
1
3.1
0
18.0
4
5.5
1
18.6
4
2.7
0
6.6
Novus 2–29 May 20242,32510.0
2
29.4
7
11.0
2
4.7
1
5.1
1
15.5
4
3.8
0
19.1
4
1.3
0
10.3
Verian 22–28 May 20241,0009.5
2
25.1
6
10.6
2
4.9
1
4.7
1
17.2
4
5.4
1
19.6
4
3.1
0
5.5
Demoskop 11–20 May 20242,9948.7
2
27.5
7
9.8
2
4.6
1
2.8
0
18.5
4
3.9
0
19.9
5
4.3
0
7.6
Ipsos 7–19 May 20241,6467.6
2
29.6
7
10.8
3
3.6
0
4.7
1
19.1
4
3.9
0
17.8
4
2.9
0
10.5
Demoskop 24 Apr–7 May 20243,9708.7
2
28.5
6
9.2
2
4.6
1
3.2
0
17.3
4
4.4
1
19.9
5
4.2
0
8.6
Verian 25–30 Apr 20241,9008.8
2
29.7
7
9.5
2
4.5
1
3.7
0
18.3
4
4.2
1
17.2
4
4.2
0
11.4
Novus 1–28 Apr 20242,3118.5
2
31.1
8
10.3
2
3.6
0
3.8
0
17.7
4
3.5
0
18.8
5
2.6
0
12.3
Indikator Opinion 28 Mar – 22 Apr 20246,9438.1
2
32.3
8
9.7
2
4.6
1
3.3
0
19.0
4
2.3
0
18.6
4
2.1
0
12.9
Ipsos 23 Feb – 5 Mar 20241,0039.6
2
30.4
6
8.3
2
7.0
1
4.7
1
16.4
4
4.5
1
17.5
4
1.5
0
12.9
Novus 19 Feb – 3 Mar 20245047.3
2
32.4
7
8.0
2
4.6
1
3.3
0
18.1
4
4.2
1
20.5
4
1.7
0
11.9
2022 general election 11 Sep 20226.8
1
30.3
7
5.1
1
6.7
1
4.6
1
19.1
4
5.3
1
20.5
5
1.5
0
9.8
2019 EP election 26 May 20196.8
1
23.5
5
11.5
3
10.8
2
4.1
1
16.8
4
8.6
2
15.3
3
2.5
0
6.7

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 1,039,67624.7750
Moderate Party 736,07917.5340
Green Party 581,32213.8530
Sweden Democrats 552,92013.1730
Left Party 464,16611.062+1
Centre Party 306,2277.2920
Christian Democrats 239,5305.711–1
Liberals 183,6754.3810
Folklistan 25,9010.620New
Alternative for Sweden 17,0490.4100
Pirate Party 15,4030.3700
Citizens' Coalition 12,6990.3000
Human Rights and Democracy  [ sv ]8,0570.190New
Christian Values Party  [ sv ]3,8960.0900
Dignified Life (FIPV  [ sv ])2,5450.0600
Swexit 2,2850.050New
Nuance Party 1,7720.040New
Communist Party of Sweden 1,6290.0400
Climate Alliance 1,2000.030New
Other parties1,9800.0500
Total4,198,011100.00210
Valid votes4,198,01199.00
Invalid/blank votes42,4481.00
Total votes4,240,459
Registered voters/turnout7,942,27253.39
Source: Valmyndigheten

Elected delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Swedish seats at the European Parliament 2024–2029.

EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPs
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
5 / 21
Swedish Social Democratic Party 5
European People's Party
5 / 21
Moderate Party 4
Christian Democrats 1
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 21
Green Party 3
European Conservatives and Reformists
3 / 21
Sweden Democrats 3
Renew Europe
3 / 21
Centre Party 2
Liberals 1
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
2 / 21
Left Party 2
Total21
Source: Valmyndigheten

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