Sweden will be allocated 18 seats in the European parliament for this term, a reduction from the 19 they were allocated in the 2004 election. From December 2011 Sweden has 20 seats.[2]
The new Pirate Party polled at 7.1%, giving it one seat, and from December 2011 two seats after the Treaty of Lisbon.[2] The euroscepticJune List saw the biggest slump in support, falling nearly 11% and losing all 3 seats.
Turnout increased compared to the last election, from 37.9% to 45.5%.
Opinion polls
* Based on delta of +0.3% in 29 May poll.
Results
The final results were published by the Swedish Election Authority on 11 June 2009.[20] From December 2011, the Pirate Party and Swedish Social Democratic Party had one more seat each after the Treaty of Lisbon.[21]
Municipalities
Municipalities in which European party groups received the most votes:
^"Young voters may give Pirate Party EU mandate" (in Swedish). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^"The EU Election" (PDF) (in Swedish). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^"Grand Slam for S and M in EU Elections According to Sifo" (in Swedish). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^"Strong support for Pirate Party in EU Election" (in Swedish). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^"The EU Parliament 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^"One in Two Swedes Don't Know There's an Election in June" (in Swedish). 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
^"M Losing Support" (in Swedish). 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
^"Pirate Party on the way into the EU" (in Swedish). 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
^"Skop: S Biggest in Coming EU Election" (in Swedish). 22 May 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
^"Many Uncertain Voters in Coming EU Election" (in Swedish). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
^"Ameila, 21, on the Way to Brussels" (in Swedish). 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
^"MP Could Be Third Largest Party in EU" (in Swedish). 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
^"M Losing Ground in Coming EU Election" (in Swedish). 30 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^"Novus results" (PDF) (in Swedish). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009. [dead link]
^ a b"Further Increases for Pirate Party" (in Swedish). 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
^"Pirate Party Continues to Grow, Now Fourth" (in Swedish). 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
^"Novus results" (PDF) (in Swedish). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009. [dead link]
^"Val till Europaparlamentet – Röster" (in Swedish). Election Authority. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2009.