Sweden 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in Sweden?
Swedish Social Democratic Party won 5 of 19 seats with 24.6% of the vote. 37.9% 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 5 of 19 seats with 24.6% of the vote; 37.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.0 points on 1999.
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 5 −1 seat 24.6% −1.4 points
- Moderate Party 4 −1 seat 18.3% −2.5 points
- June List 3 14.5%
- Left Party 2 −1 seat 12.8% −3.0 points
- Liberals 2 −1 seat 9.9% −4.0 points
- Centre Party 1 0 seats 6.3% +0.3 points
- Green Party 1 −1 seat 6.0% −3.5 points
- Christian Democrats 1 −1 seat 5.7% −1.9 points
- 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 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
24.6%
Share of the vote won by Swedish Social Democratic Party
It led Moderate Party by 6.3 points of the vote.
+1.0 points
Share of the vote gained by Sweden Democrats
The largest gain in votes compared with 1999. Liberals lost 4.0 points.
37.9%
Voter turnout
Down 1.0 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Social Democratic Party | 5 | −1 | 24.6 | −1.4 | 616,963 |
| Moderate Party | 4 | −1 | 18.3 | −2.5 | 458,398 |
| June List | 3 | 14.5 | 363,472 | ||
| Left Party | 2 | −1 | 12.8 | −3.0 | 321,344 |
| Liberals | 2 | −1 | 9.9 | −4.0 | 247,750 |
| Centre Party | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | +0.3 | 157,258 |
| Green Party | 1 | −1 | 6.0 | −3.5 | 149,603 |
| Christian Democrats | 1 | −1 | 5.7 | −1.9 | 142,704 |
| Sweden Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | +1.0 | 28,303 |
± is the change against the Sweden 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 616,963
- Moderate Party 458,398
- June List 363,472
- Left Party 321,344
- Liberals 247,750
- Centre Party 157,258
- Green Party 149,603
- Christian Democrats 142,704
- Sweden Democrats 28,303
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?
37.9% of the 6,827,870 registered voters cast a ballot (2,584,464 ballots), down 1.0 points on 1999. 2,512,069 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Swedish Social Democratic Party24.6% of votes26.3% of seats
- Moderate Party18.3% of votes21.1% of seats
- June List14.5% of votes15.8% of seats
- Left Party12.8% of votes10.5% of seats
- Liberals9.9% of votes10.5% of seats
- Centre Party6.3% of votes5.3% of seats
- Green Party6.0% of votes5.3% of seats
- Christian Democrats5.7% of votes5.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 5.9 by seats; Swedish Social Democratic Party led Moderate Party by 6.3 points of the vote.
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