2019 European Parliament election in Sweden

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% (Increase 4.20 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Candidate Heléne Fritzon Tomas Tobé Peter Lundgren
Party Social Democrats Moderate Sweden Democrats
Alliance S&D EPP ECR
Last election 5 seats, 24.19% 3 seats, 13.65% 2 seats, 9.67%
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 974,589 698,770 636,877
Percentage 23.48% 16.83% 15.34%
Swing Decrease 0.71% Increase 3.18% Increase 5.67%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Candidate Alice Bah Kuhnke Fredrick Federley Sara Skyttedal
Party Green Centre Christian Democrats
Alliance Greens/EFA ALDE EPP
Last election 4 seats, 15.41% 1 seat, 6.49% 1 seat, 5.93%
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 478,258 447,641 357,856
Percentage 11.52% 10.78% 8.62%
Swing Decrease 3.89% Increase 4.29% Increase 2.69%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
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Candidate Malin Björk Karin Karlsbro Soraya Post
Party Left Liberals Feminist Initiative
Alliance GUE/NGL ALDE S&D
Last election 1 seat, 6.30% 2 seats, 9.91% 1 seat, 5.49%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 282,300 171,419 32,143
Percentage 6.80% 4.13% 0.77%
Swing Increase 0.50% Decrease 5.78% Decrease 4.72%
Results by municipality

European Parliament elections were held in Sweden in May 2019[1] to elect the country's twenty members of the European Parliament.

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

Vote share

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		V S MP C L M KD SD Fi PP Others Lead
2019 election 26 May 2019 – 6.8 23.5 11.5 10.8 4.1 16.8 8.6 15.3 0.8 0.6 1.1 6.6
SKOP[2] 19–24 May 2019 1,938 7.4 23.1 9.4 9.2 4.7 16.0 10.3 17.1 1.0 – 1.8 6.0
Sifo[3] 20–23 May 2019 2,437 8.3 23.1 10.0 10.3 4.0 14.4 9.0 18.9 0.5 – 1.6 4.2
Ipsos[4] 16–23 May 2019 3,155 7.2 23.9 9.9 8.5 4.5 13.6 12.5 16.9 0.9 – 2.1 7.0
Novus[5] 6–22 May 2019 2,456 7.2 23.5 10.7 8.6 5.2 15.9 9.9 16.2 1.1 ? ? 7.3
SKOP[6] 19–20 May 2019 1,042 7.5 23.5 9.4 9.6 3.8 16.8 10.5 17.2 0.9 – 1.0 6.3
Inizio[7] 10–16 May 2019 2,200 6.9 23.0 9.3 9.5 3.4 15.7 9.1 18.8 2.0 – 2.3 4.2
Sifo[8] 10–15 May 2019 2,867 9.5 21.9 9.6 7.6 4.1 13.5 11.2 19.9 1.2 – 1.6 2.0
Sifo[9] 2–9 May 2019 2,383 7.4 23.1 11.6 7.6 3.3 15.5 12.4 16.9 1.0 – 2.4 6.2
Inizio[10] 1–9 May 2019 2,218 6.9 23.9 9.6 8.4 3.4 16.9 8.8 17.9 2.2 – 2.5 6.0
Novus[11][12] 15–28 Apr 2019 1,792 11.1 24.8 10.6 7.4 5.3 12.6 9.7 13.7 1.1 1.9 1.9 11.1
Sifo[13] 23–25 Apr 2019 1,834 8.2 21.0 10.0 6.3 3.4 16.5 10.7 19.9 1.7 – 2.4 1.1
Inizio[14] 15–25 Apr 2019 2,068 7.6 24.9 8.7 9.5 3.7 15.9 9.0 17.4 1.4 – 1.9 7.5
Demoskop[15] 12–24 Apr 2019 1,595 7.9 23.4 9.0 6.1 3.3 17.0 10.4 19.3 1.0 – 2.6 4.1
Ipsos[16] 9–22 Apr 2019 1,507 10 23 9 8 6 15 10 17 1 – 2 6
SKOP[17] 7–27 Mar 2019 1,510 7.6 25.7 9.2 7.6 4.5 17.7 9.3 15.1 1.4 – 1.9 8.0
Sifo[18] 19–25 Mar 2019 2,097 8.6 25.2 8.1 7.1 4.0 16.2 10.4 17.3 1.5 – 1.5 7.9
Novus[19] 11–24 Mar 2019 1,842 10.6 25.5 9.2 9.2 5.0 13.7 8.9 14.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 11.2
Sifo[20] 20–25 Feb 2019 1,537 10.0 27.5 6.4 5.8 3.8 16.4 8.6 18.0 1.2 – 2.4 9.5
2014 election 25 May 2014 – 6.3 24.2 15.4 6.5 9.9 13.7 5.9 9.7 5.5 2.2 0.7 8.8
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Results

Main article: Results of the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swedish Social Democratic Party974,58923.4850
Moderate Party698,77016.834+1
Sweden Democrats636,87715.343+1
Green Party478,25811.523–1
Centre Party447,64110.782+1
Christian Democrats357,8568.622+1
Left Party282,3006.8010
Liberals171,4194.131–1
Feminist Initiative32,1430.770–1
Pirate Party26,5260.6400
Alternative for Sweden19,1780.460New
Citizens' Coalition6,3630.150New
Turning Point Party5,1710.120New
Animals' Party4,1050.1000
Independent Rural Party2,0590.050New
Christian Values Party1,5960.040New
Direct Democrats1,2760.030New
Communist Party9740.020New
We Social Conservatives7150.020New
Classical Liberal Party7020.0200
Basic Income Party2130.010New
Scania Party1170.000New
Freedom and Justice Party1030.0000
Security Party530.000New
New Reform500.000New
Common Sense in Sweden330.000New
European Workers Party290.0000
Solens Frihetsparti190.000New
BRP80.000New
The New Party70.000New
Electoral Cooperation Party30.000New
Kustkult20.000New
Parties not on the ballot2,3150.060–
Total4,151,470100.0021+1
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 Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Females 24 16 12 48 100
Males 22 18 19 41 100
18–21 years old 11 20 9 60 100
22–30 years old 16 16 10 58 100
31–50 years old 20 16 14 50 100
51–64 years old 25 17 19 39 100
65 years old and older 30 18 16 36 100
Source: [22]
Employment
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Gainfully employed 21 17 14 48 100
Unemployed 25 16 24 34 100
Retired 30 17 17 36 100
Permanently outside the labor market 27 5 26 42 100
Students 14 16 6 64 100
Source: [23]
Occupation
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Blue-collar workers 31 11 21 37 100
Blue-collar workers, foremen 28 14 28 30 100
White-collar workers 24 16 11 49 100
White-collar workers, supervisors 22 22 12 44 100
Managers 16 28 14 42 100
Farmers 3 16 15 66 100
Self-employed 16 16 18 50 100
Business owners 8 22 20 50 100
Source: [23]
Union membership
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Blue-collar unions (LO) 37 9 23 31 100
White-collar unions (TCO) 30 15 10 45 100
Professional unions (SACO) 21 17 6 56 100
Source: [23]
Education
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Less than nine years of school 30 11 27 32 100
Compulsory comprehensive school 35 13 24 28 100
Secondary school 28 16 22 34 100
Tertiary non-academic education 22 18 23 37 100
College education 20 18 9 53 100
Post-graduate education 19 13 7 61 100
Source: [24]
Public/Private sector employment
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Government employment 27 14 13 46 100
Local government employment 30 13 12 45 100
Private sector employment 19 20 18 43 100
Source: [23]
Foreign born
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Raised in Sweden 23 17 15 45 100
Raised in Scandinavia outside of Sweden 33 15 18 34 100
Raised in Europe outside of Scandinavia 27 18 16 39 100
Raised outside of Europe 36 6 14 44 100
Source: [25]
Church attendance
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
At least once a month 20 7 14 59 100
A few times a year 24 17 16 43 100
Rarely 26 19 16 39 100
Never 22 17 15 46 100
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]

References

  1. ^ Rolf Fredriksson (19 April 2018). "Beskedet: EU-valet i Sverige hålls den 26 maj" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "SKOPs EU-barometer, 25 maj 2019" (PDF). SKOP (in Swedish). 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "grafik_till_eu-valet_-_24_maj_2019" (PDF). Kantar Sifo (in Swedish). 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "DN/Ipsos: Valet blir en rysare för Liberalerna". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 May 2019.
  5. ^ "V tappar och M ökar inför EU-parlamentsvalet". SVT (in Swedish). 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ "SKOPs EU-barometer, 21 maj 2019" (PDF). SKOP (in Swedish). 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Bara en superspurt kan rädda Liberalerna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ "grafik_till_eu-valet_16_maj_2019" (PDF). Kantar Sifo (in Swedish). 16 May 2019.
  9. ^ "MP och KD går starkt inför EU-valet – L mot fiasko". Expressen (in Swedish). 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Jimmie Åkesson den stora vinnaren i EU-valet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 12 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Novus: Brant uppförsbacke för Fi inför EU-valet". SVT (in Swedish). 2 May 2019.
  12. ^ "EU-valet: MP vänder trend – V och SD ökar". SvD (in Swedish). 2 May 2019.
  13. ^ "S tappar inför EU-valet – SD kan bli störst". Sifo (in Swedish). 26 April 2019.
  14. ^ "L och Fi förlorar sin plats – Första EUP Väljarbarometern". Inizio (in Swedish). 26 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Mätning: L åker ut – SD dubblar sitt stöd". Expressen (in Swedish). 24 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Få svenskar vet att det är EU-val i maj". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 30 April 2019.
  17. ^ "SKOP:s EU-barometer, 4 april 2019" (PDF). SKOP (in Swedish). 4 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Fyra svenska partier kan fördubblas i EU-valet". Europaportalen (in Swedish). 27 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Väljarbarometern: De blir EU-valets vinnare och förlorare". SVT (in Swedish). 27 March 2019.
  20. ^ "infor_eu_valet_2019" (PDF). Kantar Sifo (in Swedish). 27 February 2019.
  21. ^ "SVT:s Vallokalsundersökning EUP-valet 2019." Sveriges Television. [cited as VALU 2019] 2019-06-29.
  22. ^ VALU 2019, p. 32.
  23. ^ a b c d VALU 2019, p. 33.
  24. ^ a b VALU 2019, p. 34
  25. ^ VALU 2019, p. 35
  26. ^ Klart nej till fängelse i Svedala
  27. ^ Nej till kommunsammanslagning på Öland – folket har sagt sitt