1994 Swedish European Union membership referendum

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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?

Results

Choice

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Yes | 2,833,721 | 52.74%
No | 2,539,132  | 47.26%
Valid votes  | 5,372,853  | 99.05%
Invalid or blank votes  | 51,634  | 0.95%
Total votes | 5,424,487 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 6,510,055  | 83.32%

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Results by county

Yes

50%-60%

60%-70%

50%-60%

60%-70%

70%-80%

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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]

## Result

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Choice| Votes| %

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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

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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: Dataset European Election Database Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine

## See also

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* Referendums in Sweden

## References

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1. ^ a b "Folkomröstningar 1922-2003" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
2. ^ "Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2011. (subscription required)

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