The 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Sweden, and the first to take place after Brexit.
Electoral system Apportionment
Compared to last election, Sweden is entitled to one more MEP that has already been assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit.
Electoral law The 21 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through modified Sainte-Laguë system and a 4% electoral threshold.
Both Swedish and EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Sweden. No registration is needed for Swedish citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Sweden are required to register in the county of their residence at least 30 days prior to election day. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.
Outgoing delegation The table shows the detailed composition of the Swedish seats at the European Parliament as of 4th May 2024. EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPsEuropean People's PartyModerate Party 4 Christian Democrats1 People’s List1 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsSwedish Social Democratic Party5 Renew EuropeCentre Party2 Liberals1 Greens–European Free AllianceGreen Party3 European Conservatives and ReformistsSweden Democrats1 Independent1 People’s List1 The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGLLeft Party 1 Total21 Source: European Parliament
Retiring incumbents NamePartyFirst electedTermsDate announcedSourcePeter LundgrenIndependent2014219 March 2022Malin BjörkLeft Party2014222 August 2023David LegaChristian Democrats2019113 October 2023Jakop DalundeGreen Party2016218 October 2023Erik BergkvistSwedish Social Democratic Party2019117 November 2023Carina OhlssonSwedish Social Democratic Party2022117 November 2023Linus GlanzeliusSwedish Social Democratic Party2024117 November 2023
Contesting parties
102 parties/lists took part in the 2024 European Parliament in Sweden, the highest in any EU country. The following lists all parties which got over 1,000 votes. +PartyEuropean PartyGroup2019 resultTop candidateSSwedish Social Democratic PartyPESS&D23.5Heléne FritzonMModerate PartyEPPEPP16.8Tomas TobéSDSweden DemocratsECRECR15.3Charlie WeimersMPGreen PartyEGPGreens/EFA11.5Alice Bah KuhnkeCCentre PartyALDERE10.8Emma WiesnerKDChristian DemocratsEPPEPP8.6Alice Teodorescu MåweVLeft PartyMLPThe Left6.8Jonas SjöstedtLLiberalsALDERE4.1Karin KarlsbroFI−PVFeminist Initiative− colspan=2 0.9Paula DahlbergPPPirate Party PPEU 0.6Katarina StenssonAFSAlternative for Sweden colspan=2 0.5Gustav KasselstrandMEDCitizens' Coalition colspan=2 0.2Pia RundkvistSKPCommunist Party of SwedenECA 0.0Martin TairiFFolklistan EPP Jan EmanuelPNyNuance PartyFPP colspan=2 Mikail YükselKAClimate Alliance colspan=3 Helen WahlgrenMoD colspan=3 KrVP colspan=3 Mats SelanderSwexitSwexit colspan=3 Ulf Ström
Voting advice applications
In Sweden, SVT's European election compass (EU-val Valkompass 2024) allows users to find the party and the candidates who best matches their convictions through 30 different statements across a range of issues.
Opinion polls
Polling execution PartiesPolling firmFieldwork dateSample size VSMPCLMKDSDLeadDemoskop23 May–1 Jun 20243,22210.025.211.35.73.118.05.518.62.7 6.6Novus2–29 May 20242,32510.029.411.04.75.115.53.819.11.3 10.3Verian22–28 May 20241,0009.525.110.64.94.717.25.419.63.1 5.5Demoskop11–20 May 20242,9948.727.59.84.62.818.53.919.94.3 7.6Ipsos7–19 May 20241,6467.629.610.83.64.719.13.917.82.9 10.5Demoskop24 Apr–7 May 20243,9708.728.59.24.63.217.34.419.94.2 8.6Verian25–30 Apr 20241,9008.829.79.54.53.718.34.217.24.2 11.4Novus1–28 Apr 20242,3118.531.110.33.63.817.73.518.82.6 12.3Indikator Opinion28 Mar – 22 Apr 20246,9438.132.39.74.63.319.02.318.62.1 12.9Ipsos23 Feb – 5 Mar 20241,0039.630.48.37.04.716.44.517.51.5 12.9Novus19 Feb – 3 Mar 20245047.332.48.04.63.318.14.220.51.7 11.9 2022 general election 11 Sep 2022 – 6.8 30.3 5.1 6.7 4.6 19.1 5.3 20.5 1.5 9.8 2019 EP election 26 May 2019 – 6.8 23.5 11.5 10.8 4.1 16.8 8.6 15.3 2.5 6.7
Results
Elected delegation The table shows the detailed composition of the Swedish seats at the European Parliament 2024–2029. EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPsProgressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsSwedish Social Democratic Party5 European People's PartyModerate Party 4 Christian Democrats1 Alice Teodorescu MåweGreens–European Free AllianceGreen Party3 European Conservatives and ReformistsSweden Democrats3 Renew EuropeCentre Party2 Liberals1 Karin KarlsbroThe Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGLLeft Party 2 Total21 Source: Valmyndigheten
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