. ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lay ▁ass essor ▁() ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁District ▁Court ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁politics ▁in ▁B rom ma , ▁Stockholm . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁Liberal ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Party . ▁ ▁Eng ström ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁( ME P ) ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Party ▁won ▁ 7 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁and ▁received ▁one ▁mand ate . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁L iss ab on ▁treat y ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁a ▁second ▁mand ate ▁Am elia ▁Anders dot ter ▁entered ▁parliament ▁for ▁P irat part iet . ▁Eng ström ▁was ▁placed ▁as ▁his ▁party ' s ▁top ▁candidate ▁and ▁received ▁ 4 3 , 8 0 8 ▁votes ▁( 1 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Party ' s ▁total ▁votes ). ▁After ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁Eng ström ▁will ▁join ▁the ▁green ▁group ▁( G reens – E FA ). ▁ ▁Eng ström ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Swedish ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁who ▁voted ▁against ▁Mary ▁H oney ball ' s ▁report ▁" S ex ual