Estonia (European Parliament constituency)
| Estonia | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
  Location among the 2007 constituencies | |
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| Member state | Estonia |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 6 (2004) |
| Sources | |
In European elections, Estonia is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by six MEPs. It covers the member state of Estonia. The elections uses the D'Hondt method with an open list.
Current MEPs
As of October 2007
| Name | National Party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Tunne Kelam | Isamaaliit | EPP–ED |
| Marianne Mikko | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
| Siiri Oviir | Eesti Keskerakond | ALDE |
| Katrin Saks | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
| Toomas Savi | Eesti Reformierakond | ALDE |
| Andres Tarand | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
2004
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Estonia had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on June 13.
The biggest winner was the Social Democratic Party. The governing Res Publica Party and People's Union polled poorly. The voter turnout in Estonia was one of the lowest of all member countries at only 26.8%. A similar trend was visible in most of the new member states that joined the EU in 2004.
| 2004 • 2009 → | |||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SDE) | PES | 85,433 | 36.79 | — | 3 / 6 |
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| Centre Party (KESK) | ELDR | 40,704 | 17.53 | — | 1 / 6 |
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| Reform Party (RE) | ELDR | 28,377 | 12.22 | — | 1 / 6 |
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| Pro Patria Union (IL) | EPP | 24,375 | 10.50 | — | 1 / 6 |
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| People's Union (RL) | AEN | 18,687 | 8.05 | — | 0 / 6 |
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| Res Publica Party (ERP) | EPP | 15,457 | 6.66 | — | 0 / 6 |
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| Democratic Party (EDP) | 2,849 | 1.23 | — | 0 / 6 |
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| Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 19,228 | 8.28 | — | 0 / 6 |
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| Valid votes | 232,241 | 99.04 | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 2,244 | 0.96 | |||||||
| Totals | 234,485 | 100.00 | — | 6 / 6 |
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| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 873,809 | 26.83 | — | ||||||
2009
| ← 2004 • 2009 • 2014 → | |||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Party (KESK) | ELDR | 103,506 | 26.07 | 8.57  |
2 / 6 |
1 | |||
| Indrek Tarand (TARAND) | None | Indrek Tarand | 102,460 | 25.81 | new | 1 / 6 |
1 | ||
| Reform Party (RE) | ELDR | 60,877 | 15.33 | 3.13 |
1 / 6 |
0  | |||
| Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) | EPP | 48,492 | 12.22 | new | 1 / 6 |
0 | |||
| Social Democratic Party (SDE) | PES | 34,508 | 8.69 | 28.11  |
1 / 6 |
2 | |||
| Greens (EER) | EGP | 10,851 | 2.73 | 0 / 6 |
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| Martin Helme (HELME) | None | Martin Helme | 9,832 | 2.48 | 0 / 6 |
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| People's Union (RL) | AEN | 8,860 | 2.23 | 5.82 |
0 / 6 |
0 | |||
| Dimitri Klenski (KLENSKI) | None | Dimitri Klenski | 7,137 | 1.80 | 0 / 6 |
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| Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote) | 10,459 | 2.63 | — | 0 / 6 |
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| Valid votes | 396,982 | 99.45 | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 2,199 | 0.55 | |||||||
| Totals | 399,181 | 100.00 | — | 6 / 6 |
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| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 909,628 | 43.88 | 17.05 |
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References
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu