The voters about reasons for their party choice in the European Parliament election 1995–2014. Percent
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| Reasons for party choice | V | S | C | FP | M | KD | MP | SD | FI | PP | JL | Total | |
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The parties' politics on the EU level
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1995
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91 | 76 | 83 | 77 | 84 | 75 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 83 | |
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1999
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88 | 74 | 62 | 74 | 84 | 72 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 79 | |
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2004
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78 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 60 | 80 | - | - | - | 82 | 73 | |
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2009
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75 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 86 | - | - | 59 | 79 | 74 | |
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2014*
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89 | 82 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 80 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 81 | - | 86 | |
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The parties' efforts in Swedish politics
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1995
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60 | 78 | 65 | 56 | 79 | 78 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 66 | |
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1999
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72 | 84 | 49 | 42 | 77 | 77 | 51 | - | - | - | - | 66 | |
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2004
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58 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 63 | 55 | - | - | - | 33 | 63 | |
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2009
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60 | 79 | 64 | 67 | 91 | 77 | 69 | - | - | 49 | 15 | 71 | |
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2014*
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84 | 86 | 69 | 67 | 89 | 66 | 74 | 93 | 75 | 51 | - | 79 | |
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The candidates on the ballot
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1995
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27 | 42 | 60 | 31 | 34 | 67 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 39 | |
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1999
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45 | 47 | 55 | 87 | 36 | 62 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 52 | |
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2004
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70 | 37 | 64 | 49 | 40 | 83 | 24 | - | - | - | 41 | 47 | |
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2009
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33 | 47 | 61 | 76 | 38 | 73 | 45 | - | - | 10 | 33 | 47 | |
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2014*
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52 | 71 | 55 | 82 | 70 | 89 | 62 | 39 | 62 | 41 | - | 47 | |
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Usually vote for that party**
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1995
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15 | 55 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 32 | |
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1999
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8 | 54 | 40 | 15.0 | 39 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 28 | |
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2004
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32 | 64 | 51 | 30 | 50 | 33 | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | 38 | |
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2009
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35 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 13 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
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2014*
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35 | 59 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 8 | - | 30 | |
*2014 the data collection method was changed to papper questionnaires from mainly personal interviews. Due to this comparison with previous yeras should be done with caution.
** Between the years 1995-2009 the reason was given as "old habit/loyalty to my party".
Comments
The queston was: "How important were the following reasons for your party choice in this year's European Parliament election? The answers were either "one of the most important", "rather important", "not especially important" or "not at all important"
The results in the table include the share of respondents who classified the different reasons as either "one of the most important" or "rather important". The number of respondents 2014 is for V 82, S 303, C 96, FP 139, M 139, KD 71, MP 256, SD 7, FI 79, PP 27.
More about the results
Source
SCB
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