Statistics
Groups and countries · current MEPs
Sweden
- Current members
- 21
- Cohesion
- 80.1%, on average, this share votes alike
- On the majority side
- 89.0%, how often most of its MEPs voted like the plenary. Always voting for would give 95.6%.
- Participation
- 94.6%, votes cast per final vote while in office; excluding excused days 95.1%
Members
- Abir Al-Sahlani (C · Renew)
- Johan Danielsson (S · S&D)
- Adnan Dibrani (S · S&D)
- Sofie Eriksson (S · S&D)
- Dick Erixon (SD · ECR)
- Heléne Fritzon (S · S&D)
- Hanna Gedin (V · The Left)
- Pär Holmgren (MP · Greens/EFA)
- Evin Incir (S · S&D)
- Karin Karlsbro (FP · Renew)
- Arba Kokalari (M · EPP)
- Alice Kuhnke (MP · Greens/EFA)
- Isabella Lövin (MP · Greens/EFA)
- Jessica Polfjärd (M · EPP)
- Jonas Sjöstedt (V · The Left)
- Alice Teodorescu Måwe (KD · EPP)
- Beatrice Timgren (SD · ECR)
- Tomas Tobé (M · EPP)
- Jörgen Warborn (M · EPP)
- Charlie Weimers (SD · ECR)
- Emma Ytterell (C · Renew)
Internal vote distribution
All votes cast by the bloc's members across all final votes.
- For 9,839 · 75.9%
- Against 2,464 · 19.0%
- Abstention 652 · 5.0%
- 12,955 votes cast
Latest final votes
The latest 20 of 652 final votes with the votes of the MEPs from Sweden; the link opens the vote with this member state selected.
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: Against · For 8 · Against 12 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 20 · Against 0 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 15 · Against 5 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 18 · Against 2 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 15 · Against 5 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 22 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: Abstention · For 6 · Against 5 · Abstention 9 · 1 did not vote
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 9 · Against 7 · Abstention 5
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 14 · Against 7 · Abstention 0
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 16 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 18 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 11 · Against 8 · Abstention 2
- Genetically modified soybean MON 87769: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: Against · For 10 · Against 11 · Abstention 0
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 21 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026: 21 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 18 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
- Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities: 20 Oct 2026 · Rejected · Delegation majority: Against · For 6 · Against 9 · Abstention 4 · 2 did not vote
- Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities: 20 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 15 · Against 3 · Abstention 2 · 1 did not vote
- Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation): 20 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 18 · Against 0 · Abstention 2 · 1 did not vote
- Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act: 20 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 15 · Against 5 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
- Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation): 20 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: For · For 18 · Against 0 · Abstention 2 · 1 did not vote
- Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget: 20 Oct 2026 · Adopted · Delegation majority: Against · For 8 · Against 12 · Abstention 0 · 1 did not vote
Divided delegation
In 105 of 652 final votes (16.1%) no position had at least 60% of the votes from Sweden. The list shows the narrowest.
- Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness: 9 Jul 2026 · largest position 38.1% · For 8 · Against 5 · Abstention 8
- Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025: 7 Jul 2026 · largest position 38.1% · For 8 · Against 8 · Abstention 5
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation): 17 Jun 2026 · largest position 38.1% · For 8 · Against 8 · Abstention 5
- Amending regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products: 10 Feb 2026 · largest position 38.1% · For 5 · Against 8 · Abstention 8
- Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia: 16 Dec 2025 · largest position 40.0% · For 6 · Against 6 · Abstention 8
- Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III: 28 Apr 2026 · largest position 42.1% · For 8 · Against 5 · Abstention 6
- Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear: 18 Dec 2025 · largest position 42.1% · For 8 · Against 7 · Abstention 4
- Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations: 22 Oct 2025 · largest position 42.1% · For 6 · Against 5 · Abstention 8
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 21 Oct 2026 · largest position 42.9% · For 9 · Against 7 · Abstention 5
- Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee: 15 Sep 2026 · largest position 42.9% · For 8 · Against 9 · Abstention 4
Against the plenary majority
In 16 of 547 decided final votes with a clear majority from Sweden (at least 60% for or against), that majority stood against the plenary result. The most recent:
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: 22 Oct 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 8 · Against 12 · Abstention 0
- Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget: 20 Oct 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 8 · Against 12 · Abstention 0
- The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders: 17 Sep 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 4 · Against 9 · Abstention 0
- The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security: 17 Sep 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 4 · Against 13 · Abstention 3
- Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up: 17 Sep 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 6 · Against 14 · Abstention 0
- Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets: 8 Jul 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 3 · Against 17 · Abstention 0
- Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines: 18 Jun 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 8 · Against 12 · Abstention 0
- General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products: 17 Jun 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 0 · Against 21 · Abstention 0
- Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034: 28 Apr 2026 · plenary: adopted · For 3 · Against 15 · Abstention 1
- Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara: 26 Nov 2025 · plenary: rejected · For 16 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
Delegations against their own group
How often the MEPs from Sweden within each group voted, by majority, differently from the group majority (delegation from 3, group from 10 voting members, both with a clear majority, group at the time of the vote).
- Greens/EFA: 3.3% (19 of 570)
- S&D: 6.9% (45 of 652)
- Renew: 11.4% (49 of 430)
- EPP: 6.5% (42 of 650)
- ECR: 45.2% (280 of 619)
Examples, largest delegations first:
- Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 22 Oct 2026 · EPP: 5 of 5 abstentions, group majority for · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 5
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 21 Oct 2026 · S&D: 5 of 5 abstentions, group majority for · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 5
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States: 21 Oct 2026 · EPP: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives: 8 Oct 2026 · EPP: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Monacolins from red yeast rice: 8 Oct 2026 · EPP: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Recommendation on EU-China political relations: 7 Oct 2026 · S&D: 5 of 5 for, group majority abstentions · For 5 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
- The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security: 17 Sep 2026 · S&D: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up: 17 Sep 2026 · S&D: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee: 15 Sep 2026 · EPP: 5 of 5 against, group majority for · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure: 15 Sep 2026 · S&D: 5 of 5 abstentions, group majority for · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 5
This figure implies no judgement: it may reflect a matter of conscience, the line of a national party or an arrangement within the group.
Agreement with other member states
Share of final votes in which the majority of MEPs from Sweden took the same position as the majority of the other member state (both with a clear majority from 3 voting members).
- Estonia: 94.0% (616 in common)
- Ireland: 93.4% (633 in common)
- Finland: 92.2% (617 in common)
- Denmark: 92.1% (621 in common)
- Luxembourg: 91.0% (620 in common)
- Belgium: 90.8% (632 in common)
- Lithuania: 90.4% (626 in common)
- Portugal: 90.4% (627 in common)
- Netherlands: 90.2% (632 in common)
- Spain: 89.5% (630 in common)
- Germany: 89.4% (634 in common)
- Romania: 88.6% (634 in common)
- Croatia: 88.2% (629 in common)
- Bulgaria: 87.8% (633 in common)
- Latvia: 87.5% (622 in common)
- Austria: 86.9% (632 in common)
- Slovenia: 86.4% (627 in common)
- Cyprus: 85.5% (516 in common)
- Italy: 84.3% (629 in common)
- Poland: 83.0% (622 in common)
- Greece: 82.0% (616 in common)
- Malta: 80.6% (563 in common)
- Czechia: 74.3% (618 in common)
- Slovakia: 73.4% (576 in common)
- France: 72.1% (623 in common)
- Hungary: 47.5% (611 in common)
All at a glance, with current MEPs
All member states with cohesion and share on the majority side.
| Member state | Current members | Cohesion | On the majority side | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20 | 73.6% | 94.3% | 92.7% |
| Belgium | 22 | 77.0% | 97.2% | 88.2% |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 79.8% | 98.6% | 83.3% |
| Croatia | 12 | 92.0% | 97.7% | 86.9% |
| Cyprus | 6 | 80.1% | 93.6% | 80.6% |
| Czechia | 21 | 75.7% | 75.5% | 91.3% |
| Denmark | 15 | 83.5% | 93.6% | 91.3% |
| Estonia | 7 | 89.2% | 94.9% | 91.9% |
| Finland | 15 | 85.3% | 96.0% | 87.6% |
| France | 81 | 71.1% | 78.4% | 88.3% |
| Germany | 96 | 74.8% | 97.9% | 89.6% |
| Greece | 21 | 68.5% | 89.1% | 83.9% |
| Hungary | 21 | 80.0% | 55.8% | 70.6% |
| Ireland | 14 | 85.9% | 91.7% | 85.7% |
| Italy | 76 | 75.7% | 92.5% | 86.3% |
| Latvia | 9 | 84.2% | 97.7% | 89.6% |
| Lithuania | 11 | 85.7% | 99.1% | 91.0% |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 85.5% | 98.0% | 94.8% |
| Malta | 6 | 90.6% | 85.6% | 86.9% |
| Netherlands | 31 | 76.2% | 96.6% | 91.7% |
| Poland | 53 | 79.4% | 92.6% | 90.8% |
| Portugal | 21 | 84.7% | 96.9% | 88.8% |
| Romania | 33 | 85.3% | 96.9% | 80.6% |
| Slovakia | 15 | 69.8% | 81.6% | 89.2% |
| Slovenia | 9 | 91.9% | 96.9% | 92.2% |
| Spain | 61 | 81.5% | 95.2% | 86.4% |
| Sweden | 21 | 80.1% | 89.0% | 94.6% |
Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV.
All at a glance, with current MEPs
Changes since July 2024
Who changed political group, who took up a vacant seat and how the seats have been distributed.
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