The 1994 EU membership referendum

Osby

Advisory

November 13, 1994

No received the most votes, ‎50.5 %‎. Turnout was ‎81.7 %‎.

Question on the ballot
”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

OptionVotesShare
Yes4,051‎48.7 %‎
No4,199‎50.5 %‎
Blank69‎0.8 %‎
Turnout
‎81.7 %‎
Eligible voters
10,188
Valid votes
8,319
Invalid votes
4

Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.

Map

Colour shows the largest option, and a stronger colour means a larger share. Click an area to see its result.

OsbyNo ‎50.5 %‎

By voting district

Voting districtYesNoBlankTurnout
Loshult‎43.6 %‎‎55.8 %‎‎0.6 %‎‎81.1 %‎
Osby 1‎56.5 %‎‎41.9 %‎‎1.6 %‎‎81.1 %‎
Osby 2‎56.7 %‎‎42.5 %‎‎0.8 %‎‎80.8 %‎
Osby 3‎46.7 %‎‎52.4 %‎‎1.0 %‎‎77.2 %‎
Osby 4‎46.6 %‎‎52.8 %‎‎0.6 %‎‎82.7 %‎
Visseltofta‎38.2 %‎‎61.8 %‎‎0.0 %‎‎84.6 %‎
Örkened 1‎45.9 %‎‎53.3 %‎‎0.8 %‎‎79.3 %‎
Örkened 2‎42.5 %‎‎57.0 %‎‎0.5 %‎‎82.0 %‎
Uppsamlingsdistrikt‎43.0 %‎‎55.8 %‎‎1.2 %‎–

The collection district holds votes counted for the municipality but not per voting district, such as late postal votes. It therefore has no eligible voters or turnout.

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.