2004 European Parliament election in Sweden

2004 European Parliament election in Sweden

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19 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	37.85% ( 0.99 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Inger Segelström Gunnar Hökmark Nils Lundgren Party Social Democrat Moderate June List Alliance PES EPP EUD Last election 6 seats, 25.99% 5 seats, 20.75% new Seats won 5 4 3 Seat change 1 1 3 Popular vote 616,963 458,398 363,472 Percentage 24.56% 18.25% 14.47% Swing 1.43% 2.50% new   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jonas Sjöstedt Cecilia Malmström Lena Ek Party Left Liberal Centre Alliance NGLA ALDE ALDE Last election 3 seats, 15.82% 3 seats, 13.85% 1 seat, 5.99% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 321,344 247,750 157,258 Percentage 12.79% 9.86% 6.26% Swing 3.03% 3.99% 0.27%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Carl Schlyter Anders Wijkman Party Green Christian Democrat Alliance Greens/EFA EPP Last election 2 seats, 9.49% 2 seats, 7.64% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 149,603 142,704 Percentage 5.96% 5.68% Swing 3.53% 1.96%

The 2004 European Parliament election in Sweden was the election of MEP representing Sweden constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on 13 June. The ruling Social Democrats polled poorly, but virtually all the established parties lost ground to the eurosceptic June List.

Results[]

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

Summary of the results of Sweden's 13 June 2004 election to the European Parliament

National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party (S)	PES	Inger Segelström	616,963	24.56	1.43	5 / 19	1
	Moderate Party (M)	EPP	Gunnar Hökmark	458,398	18.25	2.50	4 / 19	1
	June List (JL)	EUD	Nils Lundgren	363,472	14.47	new	3 / 19	3
	Left Party (V)	NGLA	Jonas Sjöstedt	321,344	12.79	3.03	2 / 19	1
	Liberal People's Party (FP)	ELDR	Cecilia Malmström	247,750	9.86	3.99	2 / 19	1
	Centre Party (C)	ELDR	Lena Ek	157,258	6.26	0.27	1 / 19	0
	Green Party (MP)	EGP	Carl Schlyter	149,603	5.96	3.53	1 / 19	1
	Christian Democrats (KD)	EPP	Anders Wijkman	142,704	5.68	1.96	1 / 19	1
	Sweden Democrats (SD)	None	Sten Andersson	28,303	1.13	0.8	0 / 19	0
	Others (parties that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)						0 / 19	0
Valid votes				2,512,069
Blank and invalid votes				72,395
Totals				2,584,464	100.00	—	19 / 19	3
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				6,827,870	37.85	0.99
Source: Official results

The Insight Party, Struggle of the Union Citizens, International Integration Party, Vision Europe Party, International Integration Party, Republicans right and all the various lists of Bosse Persson had only one candidate on their lists. The Communist League had 4 candidates, but only got 2 votes.

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