Swedish European Union membership referendum, 1994
Encyclopedia
A referendum
on membership for the European Union
was held in Sweden
on 13 November 1994.
The voter turnout was 83.3%, and the result was 52.3% for and 46.8% against.
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
See also: Swedish Election Authority
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on membership for the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
was held in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on 13 November 1994.
The voter turnout was 83.3%, and the result was 52.3% for and 46.8% against.
Result
| Summary of the referendum |
Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,833,721 | 52.3 |
| No | 2,539,132 | 46.8 |
| Blank votes | 48,937 | 0.9 |
| Total | 5,421,790 | 100 |
| Invalid votes | 2,697 | |
| Eligible voters | 6,510,055 | |
| Turnout | 5,424,487 | 83.3 |
Nationalencyklopedin
Nationalencyklopedin is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 1980, which was repaid by December 1990...
See also: Swedish Election Authority