The 1994 EU membership referendum
Gällivare 5
AdvisoryGällivare · November 13, 1994
No received the most votes, 64.2 %. Turnout was 84.8 %.
”Anser Du att Sverige bör bli medlem i EU i enlighet med avtalet mellan Sverige och EU:s medlemsstater?”Do you think that Sweden should become a member of the EU in accordance with the agreement between Sweden and the EU member states?
Result
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 368 | 35.2 % |
| No | 671 | 64.2 % |
| Blank | 6 | 0.6 % |
- Turnout
- 84.8 %
- Eligible voters
- 1,234
- Valid votes
- 1,045
- Invalid votes
- 2
Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.
About the referendum
Sweden had negotiated an accession agreement with the EU. Yes won by just over five percentage points, and Sweden became a member on 1 January 1995. Yes was strongest in Skåne and Stockholm counties, No in Norrland, where Jämtland had the lowest Yes share.
All Swedish national referendums have been advisory. Parliament is not bound by the outcome.
County boundaries were different then. The counties here are summed from the municipalities using today's boundaries.
Source: Swedish National Data Service (SND), Svenska valdata, with data from Statistics Sweden. The national figures match Statistics Sweden's official results exactly.