1994 Swedish European Union membership referendum

{{infobox referendum

|title=Do you think that Sweden should become a member of the EU in accordance with the agreement between Sweden and the EU member states?

|country=Sweden

|date={{start date|1994|11|13|df=y}}

|yes=2,833,721

|no=2,539,132

|invalid=51634

|electorate=6,510,055

|map_size=170

|map=1994 Swedish EU membership referendum by county.svg

|map_caption=Results by county

Yes

}}{{Politics of Sweden}}

A non-binding referendum on membership for the European Union was held in Sweden on 13 November 1994.{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____223857.aspx |title=Folkomröstningar 1922-2003 |date=21 December 2007 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402200018/http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____223857.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=22 May 2011 }} 53% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 83%.

Campaign

The Social Democrats, Centre Party, the Christian Democrats, Moderates and the Liberal People's Party officially supported European Union membership, while the Left Party and the Green Party were opposed.

Result

{{Referendum results

|for=2833721

|against=2539132

|blank=48937

|invalid=2697

|electorate=6510055

|source=Nationalencyklopedin{{cite encyclopedia | title=Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige | encyclopedia=Nationalencyklopedin | url=http://ne.se/folkomröstning/folkomröstningar-i-sverige | language=sv | access-date=22 May 2011}} {{Subscription required}}

}}

By county

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!Region

!Yes

! % Yes

!No

!% No

!Electorate

!Votes

!Valid

!Invalid votes

Stockholm

|623,496

|62.03

|381,635

|37.97

|1,216,980

|1,014,869

|1,005,131

|9,738

Uppsala

|92,167

|53.96

|78,636

| 46.04

|205,736

|172,747

|170,803

|1,944

Södermanland

|86,083

|54.31

|72,430

|45.69

|191,199

|160,141

|158,513

|1,628

Östergötland

|139,697

|54.49

|116,689

|45.51

|309,509

|259,312

|256,386

|2,926

Örebro

|81,423

|47.47

|90,109

|52.53

|208,184

|173,286

|171,532

|1,754

Västmanland

|87,058

|54.81

|71,778

|45.19

|193,184

|160,400

|158,836

|1,564

Jönköping

|100,072

|48.89

|104,616

|51.11

|242,805

|206,545

|204,688

|1,857

Kronoberg

|58,015

|51.87

|53,824

|48.13

|134,559

|113,019

|111,839

|1,180

Kalmar

|73,207

|48.74

|76,987

|51.26

|184,802

|151,649

|150,194

|1,455

Gotland

|17,996

|51.40

|17,017

|48.60

|43,878

|35,399

|35,013

|386

Blekinge

|45,098

|46.90

|51,065

|53.10

|116,586

|97,106

|96,163

|943

Skåne

|422,567

|63.23

|245,696

|36.77

|818,810

|674,619

|668,263

|6,356

Halland

|97,222

|58.44

|69,150

|41.56

|197,757

|168,244

|166,372

|1,872

Västra Götaland

|466,591

|51.99

|430,924

|48.01

|1,085,238

|906,508

|897,515

|8,993

Värmland

|84,627

|47.46

|93,703

|52.54

|217,170

|179,875

|178,330

|1,545

Dalarna

|71,253

| 39.06

|111,150

|60.94

|220,141

|184,047

|182,403

|1,644

Gävleborg

|74,767

|41.69

|104,583

|58.31

|222,780

|180,980

|179,350

|1,630

Västernorrland

|69,582

|41.96

|96,233

|58.04

|201,394

|167,081

|165,815

|1,266

Jämtland

|24,714

| 27.94

|63,731

|72.06

|104,798

|89,121

|88,445

|676

Västerbotten

|60,071

|37.23

|101,285

|62.77

|193,374

|162,532

|161,356

|1,176

Norrbotten

|58,015

|34.97

|107,891

|65.03

|201,171

|167,007

|165,906

|1,101

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References

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