Sweden is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Sweden. It is currently represented by twenty Members of the European Parliament.
Sweden | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
Member state | Sweden |
Created | 1995 |
MEPs | 22 (1995–2004) 19 (2004–2009) 18 (2009–2011) 20 (2011–present) |
Sources | |
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Current Members of the European Parliament edit
Elections edit
1995 edit
The 1996 election was the first European election for Austria as it acceded to the Union on 1 January 1995. The elections to elect the 22 Members of the European Parliament for Sweden were held on 17 September 1995.[1][2]
1999 edit
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Sweden. The vote took place on 13 June 1999.
2004 edit
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Sweden. The vote took place on 13 June 2004. The ruling Social Democrats polled poorly, but virtually all the established parties lost ground to the eurosceptic June List.
2009 edit
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Sweden. The vote took place on 7 June 2009 The election was held using a modified form of the Sainte-Laguë method of party-list proportional representation using the entire country as a single electoral constituency.
2014 edit
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Sweden. The vote took place on 25 May 2014. At the election, twenty Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were from the Swedish constituency.
2019 edit
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Sweden. The vote took place on 26 May 2019.
2024 edit
The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Sweden.
References edit
- ^ Val-och-valdeltagande Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine on the EU Upplysningen website from the Swedish Parliament
- ^ eng_faktablad_4_080206_webb.pdf Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine on the EU Upplysningen website from the Swedish Parliament
External links edit
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu