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Elections in Estonia

For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009)

For European Parliament election results, go to http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/archive/elections2009/en/estonia_en.html


ESTONIA: Percentae of Votes for the Riigikogu          
20 Sept. 1992 5 March 1995 7 March 1999 2 March 2003 4 March 2007
Valid Votes 66.5 68.4 56.5 57.6 61.3
Invalid Votes 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6
Total Votes 67.9 69.0 57.4 58.3 61.9
1 Estonian National Independence Party 8.8
2 Pro Patria National Coalition 22.0 7.9
22 Pro Patria Union 16.1 7.3
3 Estonian Coalition Party 13.6 7.6
13 Estonian Coalition Party and Rural Union 32.2
8 Estonian Pensioners' League 3.7
9 Farmers' Assembly 2.9 0.5
23 Estonian Country People's Party 7.3
4 Estonian Centre Party 12.2 14.2 23.4 25.4 26.1
5 Social Democratic Party 9.7 6.0 15.2 7.0 10.6
6 Estonian Royalist Party 7.1
20 Fourth Force 0.8
10 Estonian Greens 2.6 7.1
7 Better Estonia/Estonian Citizen 6.9 3.6
11 Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party 2.4
12 Left Alternative 1.6
14 Estonian Reform Party 16.2 15.9 17.7 27.8
15 Our Home Is Estonia 5.9
24 Constitutional Party 6.1 2.2 1.0
26 Russian Party in Estonia 2.0 0.2
16 Right-Wingers' Party 5.0
17 Future Estonia Party 2.6
18 Justice 2.3
19 Estonian Farmers' Party Estonia 1.5
21 Estonian Blue Party 0.4 1.6
25 Estonian Christian Democrats 2.4 1.1 1.7
28 People's Union 13.0 7.1
27 Res Publica 24.6
29 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 17.9
Others 6.4 1.6 1.8 1.4 0.6
Source: Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.138f

 

 

ESTONIA Number of seats in the Riigikogu          
20 Sept. 1992 5 March 1995 7 March 1999 2 March 2003 4 March 2007
1 Estonian National Independence Party 10
2 Pro Patria National Coalition 29 8
22 Pro Patria Union 18 7
3 Estonian Coalition Party 17 �(1) 7
13 Estonian Coalition Party and Rural Union 41(1)
8 Estonian Pensioners' League 0 �(1)
9 Farmers' Assembly 0 �(1) 0
23 Estonian Country People's Party �(1) 7
4 Estonian Centre Party 15 16 28 28 29
5 Social Democratic Party 12 6 17 6 10
6 Estonian Royalist Party 8
20 Fourth Force 0
10 Estonian Greens 1 6
7 Better Estonia/Estonian Citizen 8 0
11 Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party 1
12 Left Alternative 0
14 Estonian Reform Party 19 18 19 31
15 Our Home Is Estonia 6
24 Constitutional Party 6 0 0
26 Russian Party in Estonia 0 0
16 Right-Wingers' Party 5
17 Future Estonia Party 0
18 Justice 0
19 Estonian Farmers' Party 0
21 Estonian Blue Party 0 0
25 Estonian Christian Democrats 0 0 0
28 People's Union 13 6
27 Res Publica 28
29 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 19
Others 0 0 0 0 0
Total 101 101 101 101 101
Source: Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.140f
1 Seats shared as follows: Estonian Coalition Party, 18; Rural Union, 8; Estonian Country People's Party, 7; Estonian Pensioners' League, 6; Farmers' Assembly, 2.

 

 


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