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Scandinavian Referenda on European Community/Union Issues, 1972-2004 (in percentages) - Denmark
 
 

1972

1986

1992

1993

1998

2004  

Yes

63.3

56.2

49.3

56.7

55.1

46.9

No

36.7

43.8

50.7

43.3

44.9

53.1

Turnout

90.1

75.4

83.1

86.5

74.8

87.5
             
 

Norway

Sweden

Finland

  
 

1972

1994

1994

2003

1994

  

Yes

46.5

47.8

52.3

41.8

57.0

  

No

53.5

52.2

46.8

56.1

43.0

  

Blank

    

0.9

2.1

    

Turnout

79.2

88.8

82.4

81.2

70.8

  

 

Note: The referenda were the following:  Denmark 1972: Joining the EC; 1986: EC package; 1992: Maastricht Treaty; 1993: Edinburgh agreement modifying Maastricht; 1998: Amsterdam Treaty; 2000: Common European currency. Norway 1972 and 1994:  Joining the EC/EU. Sweden 1994: Joining the EU. 2003: Common European currency. Finland 1994: Joining the EU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elections to the European Parliament, 1979-2004 - Sweden

 

 

  

1994

  

1995

  

1999

  
2004
   

interim

  

Pct.

Seats

  

Pct.

Seats

   Pct. Seats
                     

Social Democrats

  

11

  

28.1

7

  

26.0

6

   24.6
5

Conservatives

  

5

  

23.1

5

  

20.8

5

   18.3
4

Agrarian Center Party

  

2

  

7.2

2

  

6.0

1

   6.3
1

Liberal

Party

  

1

  

4.8

1

  

13.9

3

   9.9
2

Christian Democrats

  

1

  

3.9

0

  

7.6

2

   5.7
1

Environmental Party

  

1

  

17.2

4

  

9.5

2

   5.9
1

Left Party

  

1

  

12.9

3

  

15.8

3

   12.8
2
JuneList  
---
 
---
---
 
---
---
   14.5
3

Others

  

0

  

2.7

0

  

0.5

0

   1.0
0

Total

  

22

  

100.0

22

  

100.1

22

   99
19

Turnout

      

41.7

  

38.9

  
37.8
                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elections to the European Parliament, 1979-2004 - Denmark

 

 

1979

1984

1989

1994

1999
2004
 

Pct.
 

Seats
 

Pct.
 

Seats

Pct.
 

Seats
 

Pct.
 

Seats
 

Pct.
 

Seats

 Pct. Seats

Social Democrats

21.9
 

3
 

19.4
 

3
 

23.3
 

4
 

15.8
 

3
 

16.5
 

3

 32.6 5

Radical Liberals

3.2
 

0
 

3.1
 

0
 

2.8
 

0
 

8.5
 

1
 

9.1
 

1

 6.4 1

Conservatives

14.1
 

2
 

20.8
 

4
 

13.3
 

2
 

17.7
 

3
 

8.5
 

1

 11.3 1

Center Democrats

6.2
 

1
 

6.6
 

1
 

7.9
 

2
 

0.9
 

0
 

3.5
 

0

 -- --

Socialist People’s

4.7
 

1
 

9.2
 

2
 

9.1
 

1
 

8.6
 

1
 

7.1
 

1

 8.0 1

June Movement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

15.2
 

2
 

16.1
 

3

 9.1 1

People’s Movement against EU

21.0
 

4
 

20.8
 

4
 

18.9
 

4
 

10.3
 

2
 

7.3
 

1

 5.2 1

Agrarian Liberals

14.5
 

3
 

12.5
 

2
 

16.6
 

3
 

19.0
 

4
 

23.4
 

5

 19.4 3

Progress Party

5.8
 

1
 

3.5
 

0
 

5.3
 

0
 

2.9
 

0
 

0.7
 

0

 -- --

Danish People’s
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5.8
 

1

 6.8 1

Others

8.7
 

0
 

4.0
 

0
 

2.7
 

0
 

1.1
 

0
 

2.0
 

0

 1.3 0

Total

100.1
 

15
 

99.9
 

16
 

99.9
 

16
 

100.0
 

16
 

99.7
 

16

 100.1 14

Turnout

52.0
 
 
 

45.6
 
 
 

53.0
 
 
 

50.4
 
 
 
 
 
   47.9
 

 

 

Elections to the European Parliament, 1979-2004 - Finland

 

 

1996

    

1999

   2004  
 

Pct.

Seats

 

Pct.

 Seats Pct. Seats
             

Social Democrats

21.5

4

  

17.9

3

 21.2 3

Left Alliance

10.5

2

  

9

1

 9.1 1

National Coalition

20.2

4

  

25.3

4

 23.7 4

Center Party

24.4

4

  

21.3

4

 23.4 4

Swedish People’s

5.8

 1  

6.8

1

 5.7 1

Liberal Party

 0.4

0

          

Christian League

2.8

 0  

2.4

1

 4.3 0

Greens

7.6

 1  

13.4

2

 10.4 1

Others

7.0

 0  

4.0

0

 2.1 0

Total

 100.2

16

 

100.2

16

 99.9 14

Turnout

57.7

    

30.1

   41.1