Volt Sweden

In the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden, Volt Sverige contested the election without printed ballot papers. Instead, the party relied on voters writing the party's name on blank ballot papers, as permitted under Swedish electoral rules. The party's leading candidates were Michael Holz and Namie Folkesson.^[5]

In the final results, Volt Sverige received 146 votes nationwide and did not win any seats in the European Parliament.^[6]

In the 2022 Swedish parliamentary election, Volt Sverige participated at the national level and received 89 votes nationwide.^[7][8]

In the same election cycle, the party also contested regional elections in Stockholm and Skåne, as well as local elections in Stockholm, Vaxholm, Malmö, Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping and Ljusnarsberg.^[9][10]

In Ljusnarsberg, Volt received 1.2% of the vote, losing the seat held by Hendrik Bijloo and failing to secure reelection on the council.^[11]

On 29 October 2023, the party announced its list for the 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden. The candidates were Michael Holz, Carri Ginter Wikström, Alexander Löf and Ted Lindström.^[12]

In the election, held on 9 June 2024, Volt Sverige received 388 votes nationwide, an increase from 146 votes in the 2019 election, but did not win any seats in the European Parliament.^[13]

• Volt Sweden website
• Media related to Volt Sverige at Wikimedia Commons