2019 European Parliament election in Sweden

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2019 European Parliament election in Sweden
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All 21 Swedish seats to the European Parliament
Only top candidates on party ballots are shown.
Opinion polls
Turnout55.27% (Increase2.svg 4.20 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Candidate Heléne Fritzon Tomas Tobé Peter Lundgren
Party Social Democrats Moderate Sweden Democrats
Alliance S&D EPP ECR
Last election5 seats, 24.19%3 seats, 13.65%2 seats, 9.67%
Seats won543
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote974,589698,770636,877
Percentage23.48%16.83%15.34%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.71%Increase2.svg 3.18%Increase2.svg 5.67%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Candidate Alice Bah Kuhnke Fredrick Federley Sara Skyttedal
Party Green Centre Christian Democrats
Alliance Greens/EFA ALDE EPP
Last election4 seats, 15.41%1 seat, 6.49%1 seat, 5.93%
Seats won322
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote478,258447,641357,856
Percentage11.52%10.78%8.62%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.89%Increase2.svg 4.29%Increase2.svg 2.69%
 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
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Candidate Malin Björk Karin Karlsbro Soraya Post
Party Left Liberals Feminist Initiative
Alliance GUE/NGL ALDE S&D
Last election1 seat, 6.30%2 seats, 9.91%1 seat, 5.49%
Seats won110
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote282,300171,41932,143
Percentage6.80%4.13%0.77%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.50%Decrease2.svg 5.78%Decrease2.svg 4.72%
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European Parliament elections were held in Sweden in May 2019 [1] to elect the country's twenty members of the European Parliament.

Contents

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

Opinion polling for the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden.svg

Vote share

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size		 V S MP C L M KD SD Fi PP OthersLead
2019 election 26 May 2019–6.823.511.510.84.116.88.615.30.80.61.16.6
SKOP [2] 19–24 May 20191,9387.423.19.49.24.716.010.317.11.0–1.86.0
Sifo [3] 20–23 May 20192,4378.323.110.010.34.014.49.018.90.5–1.64.2
Ipsos [4] 16–23 May 20193,1557.223.99.98.54.513.612.516.90.9–2.17.0
Novus [5] 6–22 May 20192,4567.223.510.78.65.215.99.916.21.1 ? ?7.3
SKOP [6] 19–20 May 20191,0427.523.59.49.63.816.810.517.20.9–1.06.3
Inizio [7] 10–16 May 20192,2006.923.09.39.53.415.79.118.82.0–2.34.2
Sifo [8] 10–15 May 20192,8679.521.99.67.64.113.511.219.91.2–1.62.0
Sifo [9] 2–9 May 20192,3837.423.111.67.63.315.512.416.91.0–2.46.2
Inizio [10] 1–9 May 20192,2186.923.99.68.43.416.98.817.92.2–2.56.0
Novus [11] [12] 15–28 Apr 20191,79211.124.810.67.45.312.69.713.71.11.91.911.1
Sifo [13] 23–25 Apr 20191,8348.221.010.06.33.416.510.719.91.7–2.41.1
Inizio [14] 15–25 Apr 20192,0687.624.98.79.53.715.99.017.41.4–1.97.5
Demoskop [15] 12–24 Apr 20191,5957.923.49.06.13.317.010.419.31.0–2.64.1
Ipsos [16] 9–22 Apr 20191,50710239861510171–26
SKOP [17] 7–27 Mar 20191,5107.625.79.27.64.517.79.315.11.4–1.98.0
Sifo [18] 19–25 Mar 20192,0978.625.28.17.14.016.210.417.31.5–1.57.9
Novus [19] 11–24 Mar 20191,84210.625.59.29.25.013.78.914.31.21.31.211.2
Sifo [20] 20–25 Feb 20191,53710.027.56.45.83.816.48.618.01.2–2.49.5
2014 election 25 May 2014–6.324.215.46.59.913.75.99.75.52.20.78.8
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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party 974,58923.4850
Moderate Party 698,77016.834+1
Sweden Democrats 636,87715.343+1
Green Party 478,25811.522–2
Centre Party 447,64110.782+1
Christian Democrats 357,8568.622+1
Left Party 282,3006.8010
Liberals 171,4194.131–1
Feminist Initiative 32,1430.770–1
Pirate Party 26,5260.6400
Alternative for Sweden 19,1780.460New
Citizens' Coalition 6,3630.150New
Turning Point Party 5,1710.120New
Animals' Party 4,1050.1000
Independent Rural Party 2,0590.050New
Christian Values Party 1,5960.040New
Direct Democrats 1,2760.030New
Communist Party 9740.020New
We Social Conservatives7150.020New
Classical Liberal Party 7020.0200
Basic Income Party2130.010New
Scania Party 1170.000New
Freedom and Justice Party1030.0000
Security Party 530.000New
New Reform500.000New
Common Sense in Sweden330.000New
European Workers Party 290.0000
Solens Frihetsparti190.000New
BRP80.000New
The New Party 70.000New
Electoral Cooperation Party30.000New
Kustkult20.000New
Parties not on the ballot2,3150.060–
Total4,151,470100.00200
Valid votes4,151,47099.13
Invalid/blank votes36,3780.87
Total votes4,187,848100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,576,91755.27
Source: Val

Voter demographics

Voter demographics of the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden, according to the Swedish Television's exit polls. [21]

Gender and age
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Females24161248100
Males22181941100
18–21 years old1120960100
22–30 years old16161058100
31–50 years old20161450100
51–64 years old25171939100
65 years old and older30181636100
Source: [22]
Employment
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Gainfully employed21171448100
Unemployed 25162434100
Retired30171736100
Permanently outside the labor market2752642100
Students 1416664100
Source: [23]
Occupation
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Blue-collar workers 31112137100
Blue-collar workers, foremen 28142830100
White-collar workers 24161149100
White-collar workers, supervisors 22221244100
Managers 16281442100
Farmers 3161566100
Self-employed 16161850100
Business owners 8222050100
Source: [23]
Union membership
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Blue-collar unions (LO)3792331100
White-collar unions (TCO)30151045100
Professional unions (SACO)2117656100
Source: [23]
Education
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Less than nine years of school30112732100
Compulsory comprehensive school35132428100
Secondary school28162234100
Tertiary non-academic education22182337100
College education2018953100
Post-graduate education1913761100
Source: [24]
Public/Private sector employment
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Government employment27141346100
Local government employment30131245100
Private sector employment19201843100
Source: [23]
Foreign born
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
Raised in Sweden23171545100
Raised in Scandinavia outside of Sweden33151834100
Raised in Europe outside of Scandinavia27181639100
Raised outside of Europe3661444100
Source: [25]
Church attendance
Cohort
Percentage of cohort voting for
Social DemocratsModeratesSweden DemocratsOther partiesTotal
At least once a month2071459100
A few times a year24171643100
Rarely26191639100
Never22171546100
Source: [24]

Referendums

In connection with the 2019 European Parliament elections, two local referendums were held in Sweden. In Svedala municipality, citizens took a stand on whether a prison should be established there, with 67.5% voting no. [26] In the municipalities of Borgholm and Mörbylånga, residents voted on a proposal for a merger to the municipality of Öland, which gave no in both municipalities. [27]

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  23. 1 2 3 4 VALU 2019, p. 33.
  24. 1 2 VALU 2019, p. 34
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  27. ↑ Nej till kommunsammanslagning på Öland – folket har sagt sitt
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