Estonia (European Parliament constituency)
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| Estonia European Parliament constituency |
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| Created | 2004 |
| MEP(s) | 6 (2004) |
| Source(s) | [1][2] |
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.
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[edit] Current MEPs
- Further information: MEPs for Estonia 2004-2009
As of October 2007
| Name | National Party | EP group |
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| Tunne Kelam | Isamaaliit | EPP–ED |
| Marianne Mikko | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
| Siiri Ovllr | Eesti Keskerakond | ALDE |
| Katrin Saks | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
| Toomas Savi | Eesti Reformierakond | ALDE |
| Andres Tarand | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES |
[edit] 2004
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Estonia)
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.
| Party | Affiliation in the EP | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Social Democratic Party (SDE) | PES | 85,433 | 36.8% | 3 |
| Centre Party (KE) | ELDR/ALDE | 40,704 | 17.5% | 1 |
| Reform Party (RE) | ELDR/ALDE | 28,377 | 12.2% | 1 |
| Pro Patria Union (IL) | PPE/ED | 24,375 | 10.5% | 1 |
| People's Union (RL) | UEN | 18,687 | 8,0% | 0 |
| Union for the Republic - Res Publica (RP) | PPE/ED | 15,457 | 6.7% | 0 |
| Others | 19,228 | 8.3% | 0 | |
| Total | 232,241 | 100.0% | 6 |
Registered voters: 873,809
Votes cast: 234,485 26.8%
Invalid votes: 2,244 0.9%
Valid votes: 232,241 99.1%
[edit] 2009
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Estonia)
The next election will be in 2009 and the number of seats will remain the same.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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