1995 European Parliament election in Sweden

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1995 European Parliament election in Sweden

| country = Sweden

| flag_year =

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election =

| previous_year =

| next_election = 1999 European Parliament election in Sweden

| next_year = 1999

| seats_for_election = 22 seats to the European Parliament

| election_date = 17 September 1995

| turnout = 41.63%

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Maj Britt Theorin
Maj-Lis Lööw

| party1 = Swedish Social Democratic Party

| alliance1 = Party of European Socialists

| last_election1 =

| seats1 = 7

| seat_change1 =

| popular_vote1 = 752,817

| percentage1 = 28.06%

| swing1 =

| image2 = 150x150px

| leader2 = Staffan Burenstam Linder

| party2 = Moderate Party

| alliance2 = European People's Party

| last_election2 =

| seats2 = 5

| seat_change2 =

| popular_vote2 = 621,568

| percentage2 = 23.17%

| swing2 =

| image3 = 150x150px

| leader3 = Per Gahrton

| party3 = Green Party (Sweden)

| alliance3 = The Green Group in the European Parliament

| last_election3 =

| seats3 = 4

| seat_change3 =

| popular_vote3 = 462,092

| percentage3 = 17.22%

| swing3 =

| image4 = 150x150px

| leader4 = Jonas Sjöstedt

| party4 = Left Party (Sweden)

| alliance4 = European United Left–Nordic Green Left

| last_election4 =

| seats4 = 3

| seat_change4 =

| popular_vote4 = 346,764

| percentage4 = 12.92%

| swing4 =

| image5 = Karl Erik Olsson.png

| leader5 = Karl Erik Olsson

| party5 = Centre Party (Sweden)

| alliance5 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

| last_election5 =

| seats5 = 2

| seat_change5 =

| popular_vote5 = 192,077

| percentage5 = 7.16%

| swing5 =

| image6 = 150x150px

| leader6 = Hadar Cars

| party6 = Liberals (Sweden)

| alliance6 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

| last_election6 =

| seats6 = 1

| seat_change6 =

| popular_vote6 = 129,376

| percentage6 = 4.82%

| swing6 =

}}

The 1995 European Parliament election in Sweden was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing the Sweden constituency for the 1995–1999 term of the European Parliament.

Austria, Finland and Sweden acceded to the Union on 1 January 1995. 59 delegates (21 from Austria, 16 from Finland, 22 from Sweden) were appointed to the Parliament on accession, bringing the total up to 626. Elections to elect the 22 MEPs for Sweden were held on 17 September 1995[http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/Institutioner-och-beslutsprocesser/EUs-institutioner/Europaparlamentet/Val-och-valdeltagande/ Val-och-valdeltagande] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020153733/http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/Institutioner-och-beslutsprocesser/EUs-institutioner/Europaparlamentet/Val-och-valdeltagande/ |date=20 October 2008 }} on the [http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/ EU Upplysningen website from the Swedish Parliament][http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/upload/dokument/Trycksaker/eng_faktablad_4_080206_webb.pdf eng_faktablad_4_080206_webb.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524065721/http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/upload/dokument/Trycksaker/eng_faktablad_4_080206_webb.pdf |date=24 May 2011 }} on the [http://www.eu-upplysningen.se/ EU Upplysningen website from the Swedish Parliament] and the now-elected MEPs took their seats with effect from 9 October 1995.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stockholm/2526/uploads/Tidigare_svenska_MEP_webbplatsen.pdf European Parliament Information Office in Sweden page on former members]

The Swedish Social Democratic Party won these elections, They have won every European parliament election since, as of 2024.

Results by group

File:Sweden.eu.1995.epgroup.largest.map.svg

The results by political group of the Sweden election were as follows:

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|Group

!colspan="2"|Before election
16 September 1995

!Election
17 September 1995

!colspan="2"|After election
9 October 1995

!See also

bgcolor=#FF0000| PES

|11

|

  • Birgitta Ahlqvist;{{EP MEP info/archive|2129|Birgitta Ahlqvist}}
  • Axel Andersson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2105|Axel Andersson}}
  • Jan Andersson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2107|Jan Andersson}}
  • Reynoldh Furustrand;{{EP MEP info/archive|2112|Reynoldh Furustrand}}
  • Inga-Britt Johansson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2065|Inga-Britt Johansson}}
  • Maj-Lis Lööw;{{EP MEP info/archive|2067|Maj-Lis Lööw}}
  • Kristina Persson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2069|Kristina Persson}}
  • Bengt-Ola Ryttar;{{EP MEP info/archive|2070|Bengt-Ola Ryttar}}
  • Yvonne Sandberg-Fries;{{EP MEP info/archive|2072|Yvonne Sandberg-Fries}}
  • Maj Britt Theorin;{{EP MEP info/archive|2149|Maj Britt Theorin}}
  • Tommy Waidelich;{{EP MEP info/archive|2151|Tommy Waidelich}}

| −4

|7

|

  • Birgitta Ahlqvist;
  • Jan Andersson;
  • Anneli Hulthén;{{EP MEP info/archive|2264|Anneli Hulthén}}
  • Maj-Lis Lööw;
  • Maj Britt Theorin;
  • Tommy Waidelich;
  • Sören Wibe;{{EP MEP info/archive|2270|Sören Wibe}}

|

bgcolor=#FFFF00| ELDR

|3

|

  • Hadar Cars;{{EP MEP info/archive|2108|Hadar Cars}}
  • Karl Erik Olsson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2068|Karl Erik Olsson}}
  • Karin Starrin;{{EP MEP info/archive|2146|Karin Starrin}}

| +0

|3

|

  • Hadar Cars;
  • Hans Lindqvist;{{EP MEP info/archive|2266|Hans Lindqvist}}
  • Karl Erik Olsson;

|

bgcolor=#3399FF| EPP

|6

|

  • Charlotte Cederschiöld;{{EP MEP info/archive|2110|Charlotte Cederschiöld}}
  • Karin Falkmer;{{EP MEP info/archive|2111|Karin Falkmer}}
  • Holger Gustafsson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2115|Holger Gustafsson}}
  • Per Stenmarck;{{EP MEP info/archive|2147|Per Stenmarck}}
  • Margaretha af Ugglas;{{EP MEP info/archive|2148|Margaretha af Ugglas}}
  • Ivar Virgin;{{EP MEP info/archive|2150|Ivar Virgin}}

| −1

|5

|

  • Staffan Burenstam Linder;{{EP MEP info/archive|2260|Staffan Burenstam Linder}}
  • Gunilla Carlsson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2261|Gunilla Carlsson}}
  • Charlotte Cederschiöld;
  • Per Stenmarck;
  • Ivar Virgin;

|

bgcolor=#99FFFF| UFE

| –

| –

| +0

| –

| –

|

bgcolor=#990000| EUL/NGL

|1

|

  • Bengt Hurtig;{{EP MEP info/archive|2116|Bengt Hurtig}}

| +2

|3

|

  • Marianne Eriksson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2262|Marianne Eriksson}}
  • Jonas Sjöstedt;{{EP MEP info/archive|2268|Jonas Sjöstedt}}
  • Jörn Svensson;{{EP MEP info/archive|2269|Jörn Svensson}}

|

bgcolor=#00FF00| G

|1

|

  • Per Gahrton;{{EP MEP info/archive|2114|Per Gahrton}}

| +3

|4

|

  • Per Gahrton;
  • Ulf Holm;{{EP MEP info/archive|2263|Ulf Holm}}
  • MaLou Lindholm;{{EP MEP info/archive|2265|MaLou Lindholm}}
  • Inger Schörling;{{EP MEP info/archive|2267|Inger Schörling}}

|

bgcolor=#FFFF00| ERA

| –

| –

| +0

| –

| –

|

bgcolor=#FF9900| EN

| –

| –

| +0

| –

| –

|

bgcolor=#999999| NI

| –

| –

| +0

| –

| –

|

colspan="2"|Total

|22

|

| +0

|22

|

|

Results

{{Election results

|party1=Swedish Social Democratic Party|votes1=752817|seats1=7

|party2=Moderate Party|votes2=621568|seats2=5

|party3=Green Party|votes3=462092|seats3=4

|party4=Left Party|votes4=346764|seats4=3

|party5=Centre Party|votes5=192077|seats5=2

|party6=Liberal People's Party|votes6=129376|seats6=1

|party7=Christian Democrats|votes7=105173|seats7=0

|party8=Sarajevo List|votes8=26875|seats8=0

|party9=Free EU-Critics|votes9=18398|seats9=0

|party10=Justice List|votes10=14904|seats10=0

|party11=New Democracy|votes11=2841|seats11=0

|party12=Other parties|votes12=10266|seats12=0

|invalid=44166

|electorate=6551781

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140920111311/http://www.mai.liu.se/~laale/Val/Data/1995/eu.html Alexandersson]

}}

References

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