Jonas Sjöstedt
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) · V
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88%participation, 321 of 364 votesMedian: The Left 87% · Sweden 95% · all MEPs 89%
79%of votes matched the position of The Left
68%of For and Against votes on the winning side
66votes off the group line, of 317 comparable
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Vänsterpartiet464,166 votes, 11.1%, 2 seats
- Position on the list
- 1
- Personal votes
- 260,09356.0% of the list's votes
- Electoral rule
- In Sweden, personal votes for candidates decide, fully or in part, which of a list's candidates win its seats.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu). List votes, position on the list and personal votes: Swedish Election Authority (Valmyndigheten), decision VAL-246-2024 and final results (https://resultat.val.se), collected on 13 October 2026. Shares of the list's votes calculated by Parliament Radar.
Where the votes came from
Where the Vänsterpartiet list won votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows the share of valid votes won by this list in each of the 290 municipalities: 464,166 votes, 11.1% of valid votes.
2.5% to 7.0%7.0% to 8.2%8.2% to 9.6%9.6% to 11.5%11.5% to 35.8%% of valid votes
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- UmeåVästerbottens län25.5% · 15,106
- VilhelminaVästerbottens län25.5% · 567
- PajalaNorrbottens län25.3% · 475
- VännäsVästerbottens län23.3% · 781
- LyckseleVästerbottens län22.9% · 916
Results by municipality: BLUE_EP (Hublet, F. (2024). BLUE_EP: A Dataset of Municipality-Level Results of European Parliament Elections. Codebook v1. Paris: Groupe d'études géopolitiques. 10.5281/zenodo.14569325, CC BY 4.0), compiled from the official results. Municipal boundaries: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Digitala gränser, CC0, simplified.
How Jonas Sjöstedt voted
Most recent first- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: Proposal for rejection (amendment 6= 7=)
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: Proposal for rejection (amendment 119)
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: Proposal for rejection (amendment 1= 2=)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
- Combating VAT fraud - the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget
No vote matches the filter.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
66 of 317 comparable votes- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- Cohesion policy - the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities
- Recommendation on EU-China political relations
- CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
- Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
- Alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE): Proposal for rejection (amendment 3)
- Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung
- Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU's territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
- Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)
- Global role of the euro
- Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- 2025 Commission report on Serbia
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- EU-Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol)
- EU-Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)
- EU-Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade
- EU-Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Competition policy - annual report 2025
- Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
- Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group - annual report 2025
- Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- 2025 Commission report on Georgia
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
- 2025 Commission report on Albania
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
- Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
- Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security
- Countering transnational repression - towards an EU strategy to protect Europe's sovereignty and democratic values
- Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
- Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel
- Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
- Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)
- Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly
- The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
- EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
- United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
- Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines
- Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia
- Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia's continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
- Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela
- Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025
- EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
- Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada's economic stability and sovereignty
- EU enlargement strategy
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
- Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies
- European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
- Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law
- Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
- Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027
- Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027
- Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility
- European Central Bank - annual report 2025
- Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
- Amending regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
- Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong
- Motion of censure on the Commission
- Reform of the European Electoral Act - hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
For 196Abstain 31Against 94Did not vote 43
Alignment with each group
Share of Jonas Sjöstedt's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Sweden
- Group
- The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- National party
- V
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Method
Participation: Share of the votes the Radar follows (HowTheyVote main votes and final roll-call votes) in which the MEP voted. Not attendance; excused absences are not counted. Winning side: Of the For and Against votes, the share on the side of the result: For when adopted, Against when rejected. Abstentions and absences are left out. Off the group line: a vote different from the position of the MEP's own group on that day; divided groups and non-attached members are left out. Full method