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1994 Swedish European Union membership referendum
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A non-binding referendum on membership for the European Union was held in Sweden on 13 November 1994.[1] 53% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 83%.[1]
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13 November 1994
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Do you think that Sweden should become a member of the EU in accordance with the agreement between Sweden and the EU member states? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by county
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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
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 2,833,721 | 52.74 | |
| Against | 2,539,132 | 47.26 | |
| Total | 5,372,853 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 5,372,853 | 99.05 | |
| Invalid votes | 2,697 | 0.05 | |
| Blank votes | 48,937 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | 5,424,487 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,510,055 | 83.32 | |
| Source: Nationalencyklopedin[2] | |||
By county
| Region | Yes | % Yes | No | % No | Electorate | Votes | Valid | Invalid votes |
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| 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 |
| Source: European Election Database | ||||||||