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Sweden 1999 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in Sweden?

Swedish Social Democratic Party won 6 of 22 seats with 26.0% of the vote. 38.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Sweden
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Swedish Social Democratic Party won 6 of 22 seats with 26.0% of the vote; 38.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.8 points on 1995.

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 6 −1 seat 26.0% −2.1 points
  • Moderate Party 5 0 seats 20.7% −2.5 points
  • Left Party 3 0 seats 15.8% +2.9 points
  • Liberals 3 +2 seats 13.9% +9.1 points
  • Green Party 2 −2 seats 9.5% −7.7 points
  • Christian Democrats 2 +2 seats 7.6% +3.7 points
  • Centre Party 1 −1 seat 6.0% −1.2 points
  • Sweden Democrats 0 0.1%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Sweden 1995 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 26.0%

    Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party

    It led Moderate Party by 5.3 points of the vote.

  2. +2 seats

    Seats gained by Liberals

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1995. Green Party lost 2 seats.

  3. 38.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 2.8 points on 1995.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Swedish Social Democratic Party6−126.0−2.1657,497
Moderate Party5020.7−2.5524,755
Left Party3015.8+2.9400,073
Liberals3+213.9+9.1350,339
Green Party2−29.5−7.7239,946
Christian Democrats2+27.6+3.7193,354
Centre Party1−16.0−1.2151,442
Sweden Democrats00.13,780

± is the change against the Sweden 1995 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Swedish Social Democratic Party 657,497
  • Moderate Party 524,755
  • Left Party 400,073
  • Liberals 350,339
  • Green Party 239,946
  • Christian Democrats 193,354
  • Centre Party 151,442
  • Sweden Democrats 3,780

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

38.8% of the 6,664,205 registered voters cast a ballot (2,588,514 ballots), down 2.8 points on 1995. 2,529,437 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Swedish Social Democratic Party26.0% of votes27.3% of seats
  • Moderate Party20.7% of votes22.7% of seats
  • Left Party15.8% of votes13.6% of seats
  • Liberals13.9% of votes13.6% of seats
  • Green Party9.5% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Christian Democrats7.6% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Centre Party6.0% of votes4.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.5 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 5.3 points of the vote.

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