Members of the European Parliament for Sweden | |
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Delegation | (1995) |
4th term | (1995) |
5th term | (1999) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
This is a list of the 18 members of the European Parliament for Sweden in the 2009 to 2014 session. One person from Pirate Party and one from Social Democratic Party entered the Parliament in December 2011, bringing the number of MEPs to 20.
Name | National party | EP Group | Votes |
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Amelia Andersdotter [1] | Pirate Party | G–EFA | 22,303 |
Anna Maria Corazza | Moderate Party | EPP | 85,405 |
Lena Ek [2] | Centre Party | ALDE | 57,836 |
Christian Engström | Pirate Party | G–EFA | 43,808 |
Christofer Fjellner | Moderate Party | EPP | 40,142 |
Göran Färm | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 20,078 |
Anna Hedh | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 20,716 |
Gunnar Hökmark | Moderate Party | EPP | 90,505 |
Amna Ibrišagić | Moderate Party | EPP | 23,598 |
Olle Ludvigsson | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 53,182 |
Isabella Lövin | Green Party | G–EFA | 48,061 |
Jens Nilsson [3] | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 17,156 |
Marit Paulsen | Liberal People's Party | ALDE | 221,489 |
Carl Schlyter | Green Party | G–EFA | 89,347 |
Olle Schmidt | Liberal People's Party | ALDE | 11,708 |
Alf Svensson | Christian Democrats | EPP | 54,082 |
Eva-Britt Svensson [4] | Left Party | EUL–NGL | 39,145 |
Marita Ulvskog | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 173,894 |
Åsa Westlund | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 40,432 |
Cecilia Wikström | Liberal People's Party | ALDE | 17,746 |
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