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Estonian parliamentary election of 1999 was held on 7 March 1999. The threshold was 5% of the national vote, and seven lists passed the threshold. Electoral cartels were not allowed any more, but it didn't prevent a party from including members of another party in its list.
The election proved disastrous for Coalition Party, which achieved only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. Estonian Ruralfolk Party, which participated the election on its own list, obtained seven seats as well.
The programme of Mart Laar’s government was signed by Fatherland Union, Reform Party, Moderates and People’s Party. The latter two merged soon after, so Mart Laar’s second government is widely known as Kolmikliit, or Tripartite coalition. Notwithstanding the different political orientation of the ruling parties, the coalition stayed united until Mart Laar resigned in December 2001, after Reform Party had broken up the same coalition in Tallinn municipality, making opposition leader Edgar Savisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. After resignation of Laar, Reform Party and Estonian Centre Party formed a coalition that lasted until next parliamentary election, 2003.
Party | Ideology | Votes | % | swing | MPs | % of MPs | % of MPs swing |
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Estonian Centre Party (Eesti Keskerakond) |
Social liberalism, populism |
113,378 | 23.4% | 9.2% | 28 | 27.7% | 11.9% |
Party Fatherland Union (Erakond Isamaaliit) |
Conservatism | 77,917 | 16.1% | 8.2% | 18 | 17.8% | 9.9% |
Estonian Reform Party (Eesti Reformierakond) |
Liberalism | 77,088 | 15.9% | 0.3% | 18 | 17.8% | 1.0% |
Party Moderates (Erakond Mõõdukad) |
Social democracy, conservatism |
73,630 | 15.2% | 7.7% | 17 | 16.8% | 10.9% |
Estonian Coalition Party (Eesti Koonderakond) |
Liberalism, agrarianism |
36,692 | 7.6% | — | 7 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
Estonian Country People's Union (Eesti Maarahva Erakond) |
Agrarianism, conservatism |
35,204 | 7.3% | — | 7 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
Estonian United People's Party (Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei) |
Minority interests, democratic socialism |
29,682 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 6 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
Estonian Christian People's Party (Eesti Kristlik Rahvapartei) |
Christian democracy | 11,745 | 2.4% | 2.4% | — | — | — |
Russian Party in Estonia (Vene Erakond Eestis) |
Minority interests | 9,825 | 2.0% | 2.0% | — | — | — |
Estonian Blue Party (Eesti Sinine Erakond) |
Conservatism | 7,745 | 1.6% | 1.2% | — | — | — |
Farmers' Assembly (Põllumeeste Kogu) |
Nationalism | 2,421 | 0.5% | 0.5% | — | — | — |
Progress Party (Arengupartei) |
Liberalism, centrism |
1,854 | 0.4% | 0.4% | — | — | — |
Independents | Liberalism, centrism |
7,054 | 1.5% | 0.3% | — | — | — |
Total valid votes | 484,239 | 100.0% | 101 | ||||
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Turnout: 57.43%; 492,356
Invalid votes: 8,117; 1.65%
Valid votes: 484,239; 98.35%
5% threshold: 24,211.95
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