2019 European Parliament election in Sweden

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

2019 European Parliament election in Sweden
26 May 2019
All 20 Swedish seats to the European Parliament
Only top candidates on party ballots are shown.
Opinion polls
Turnout55.27% ( 4.20 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Heléne Fritzon Tomas Tobé Peter Lundgren
Party Social Democrat Moderate Sweden Democrat
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 0 1 1
Popular vote 974,589 698,770 636,877
Percentage 23.48% 16.83% 15.34%
Swing 0.71% 3.18% 5.67%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Candidate Alice Bah Kuhnke Fredrick Federley Sara Skyttedal
Party Green Centre Christian Democrat
Alliance Greens/EFA ALDE EPP
Last election 4 seats, 15.41% 1 seat, 6.49% 1 seat, 5.93%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 478,258 447,641 357,856
Percentage 11.52% 10.78% 8.62%
Swing 3.89% 4.29% 2.69%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Candidate Malin Björk Karin Karlsbro Soraya Post
Party Left Liberal 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 0 1 1
Popular vote 282,300 171,419 32,143
Percentage 6.80% 4.13% 0.77%
Swing 0.50% 5.78% 4.72%

Results
Main article: Results of the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden
Summary of the results of Sweden's 26 May 2019 election to the European Parliament
National party European party Main candidate Votes  % +/– Seats +/–
Social Democrat (S) S & D Heléne Fritzon 974,58923.480.71
5 / 20
0
Moderate (M) EPP Tomas Tobé 698,77016.833.18
4 / 20
1
Sweden Democrat (SD) ECR Peter Lundgren 636,87715.345.68
3 / 20
1
Green (MP) Greens/EFA Alice Bah Kuhnke 478,25811.523.89
2 / 20
2
Centre (C) ALDE Fredrick Federley 447,64110.784.30
2 / 20
1
Christian Democrat (KD) EPP Sara Skyttedal 357,8568.622.69
2 / 20
1
Left (V) GUE/NGL Malin Björk 282,3006.800.50
1 / 20
0
Liberal (L) ALDE Karin Karlsbro 171,4194.135.78
1 / 20
1
Feminist Initiative (F!) S & D Soraya Post 32,1430.774.71
0 / 20
1
Others (non-incumbent parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 71,6171.731.23
0 / 20
0
Valid votes 4,151,470 99.13
Blank and invalid votes 36,378 0.87
Totals 4,187,848 100.00 —
20 / 20
 0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 7,576,917 55.27 4.20
Source: Val.se

By European parliamentary group:

EPP S&D RE ECR G–EFA GUE/NGL ID Non-inscrits
6 5 3 3 2 1 0 0

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
1 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 1

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
Females24161248100
Males22181941100
18–21 years old1120960100
22–30 years old16161058100
31–50 years old20161450100
51–64 years old25171939100
65 years old and older30181636100
Source:[22]
Employment
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Gainfully employed21171448100
Unemployed25162434100
Retired30171736100
Permanently outside the labor market2752642100
Students1416664100
Source:[23]
Occupation
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Blue-collar workers31112137100
Blue-collar workers, foremen28142830100
White-collar workers24161149100
White-collar workers, supervisors22221244100
Managers16281442100
Farmers3161566100
Self-employed16161850100
Business owners8222050100
Source:[23]
Union membership
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Blue-collar unions (LO)3792331100
White-collar unions (TCO)30151045100
Professional unions (SACO)2117656100
Source:[23]
Education
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Less than nine years of school30112732100
Compulsory comprehensive school35132428100
Secondary school28162234100
Tertiary non-academic education22182337100
College education2018953100
Post-graduate education1913761100
Source:[24]
Public/Private sector employment
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Government employment27141346100
Local government employment30131245100
Private sector employment19201843100
Source:[23]
Foreign born
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
Raised in Sweden23171545100
Raised in Scandinavia outside of Sweden33151834100
Raised in Europe outside of Scandinavia27181639100
Raised outside of Europe3661444100
Source:[25]
Church attendance
Cohort
 Percentage of cohort voting for
Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties Total
At least once a month2071459100
A few times a year24171643100
Rarely26191639100
Never22171546100
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. VALU 2019, p. 33.
  24. 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
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