European election : Sweden

1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Cyprus 4. Czech Rep. 5. Denmark 6. Estonia 7. Finland 8. France 9. Germany 10. Greece 11. Hungary 12. Italy 13. Ireland

14. Latvia 15. Lithuania 16. L'bourg 17. Malta 18. N'lands 19. Poland 20. Portugal 21. Slovak Rep. 22. Slovenia 23. Spain 24. Sweden 25. UK

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European election result: Sweden (Full)

SEATS: 19

ELECTORATE: 6939860

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet	0	5
	Moderata samlingspartiet	0	4
	Junilistan	3	3
	Folkpartiet Liberalerna	0	2
	Võnsterpartiet	-1	2
	Centerpartiet	0	1
	Miljöpartiet de Gröna	-1	1
	Kristdemokraterna	-1	1
	Others (Sweden)	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Sweden

Swedes gave surprisingly high levels of support to a brand new party, the June List, which is highly Eurosceptic. It came in third place, taking just over 14% of the vote - far more than the 5% polls had forecast. The governing Social Democrats lost a seat but still won the largest share of the vote, while the main opposition Moderate Party came in second. The June List's strong showing could result from low voter turnout - just 37% - but it could also reflect deep-seated Swedish ambivalence about the European Union. A 1994 referendum on membership delivered a narrow vote in favour, but in 2003 Swedes decisively declined to join the euro despite the government's campaign for a "Yes" vote. Sweden will have 19 seats in the new parliament, down from 22. Turnout in 1999 was 38.8%.

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Sweden's results from the BBC's Vote 1999 website