1999 European Parliament election in Sweden

1999 European Parliament election in Sweden

← 1995 13 June 1999 2004 →
22 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	38.84% ( 2.79 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pierre Schori Staffan Burenstam Linder Jonas Sjöstedt Party Social Democrat Moderate Left Alliance PES EPP GUE/NGL Last election 7 seats, 28.06% 5 seats, 23.17% 3 seats, 12.92% Seats won 6 5 3 Seat change 1 0 0 Popular vote 657,497 524,755 400,073 Percentage 25.99% 20.75% 15.82% Swing 2.07% 2.42% 2.90%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Marit Paulsen Per Gahrton Anders Wijkman Party Liberal Green Christian Democrat Alliance ALDE Greens/EFA EPP Last election 1 seat, 4.82% 4 seats, 17.22% 0 seats, 3.92% Seats won 3 2 2 Seat change 2 2 2 Popular vote 350,339 239,946 193,354 Percentage 13.85% 9.49% 7.64% Swing 9.03% 7.73% 3.72%   Seventh party   Leader Karl Olsson Party Centre Alliance ALDE Last election 2 seats, 7.16% Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 151,442 Percentage 5.99% Swing 1.17%

The 1999 European Parliament election in Sweden was the election of MEP representing Sweden constituency for the 1999–2004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. The vote took place on 13 June.

Results[]

The map shows which European party group received the most votes in each municipality

Summary of the results of Sweden's 13 June 1999 election to the European Parliament

National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party (S)		Pierre Schori	657,497	25.99	2.07	6 / 22	1
	Moderate Party (M)		Staffan Burenstam Linder	524,755	20.75	2.42	5 / 22	0
	Left Party (V)		Jonas Sjöstedt	400,073	15.82	2.90	3 / 22	0
	Liberal People's Party (FP)		Marit Paulsen	350,339	13.85	9.03	3 / 22	2
	Green Party (MP)		Per Gahrton	239,946	9.49	7.73	2 / 22	2
	Christian Democrats (KD)		Anders Wijkman	193,354	7.64	3.72	2 / 22	2
	Centre Party (C)			151,442	5.99	1.17	1 / 22	1
	Others (parties that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			12,031	0.5	—	0 / 22	—
Valid votes				2,529,437	97.72
Blank and invalid votes				59,077	2.28
Totals				2,588,514	100.00	—	22 / 22	0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				6,664,205	38.84	2.79

External links[]

• European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)