European elections in Estonia 2009

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

26.1

25.8

15.3

12.2

8.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.6

K

Tarand ^b

RE

I ^d

SDE

EER

Helmets

ERL

Klenski

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2004

 % p

 30th

 25th

 20th

 15th

 10

   5

   0

  -5

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

+8.6

+25.8

+3.1

-5.0

-28.1

+2.7

+2.5

-5.8

+1.8

-6.9

K

Tarand ^b

RE

I ^d

SDE

EER

Helmets

ERL

Klenski

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^b Member of the Greens / EFA Group

^d The previous election result corresponds to the sum of both forerunner parties IL and RP .

Distribution of seats

     

A total of 6 seats

• SDE : 1
• K : 2
• RE : 1
• I : 1
• Otherwise: 1

The 2009 European elections in Estonia took place on June 7, 2009. It was the second direct election to the European Parliament after Estonia joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. Estonia has six members of the European Parliament .

voter turnout

The turnout in Estonia, at 43.9%, was considerably higher than in the European elections on June 13, 2004 (26.8%). 14.9% of all voters - for the first time in a European election - cast their vote via the Internet using their digital signature and a password. There was also the option of postal voting and voting from May 23 to 28, 2009 at an Estonian diplomatic mission abroad.

Electoral system

Eleven parties and six individual candidates were available for election. A total of 101 people ran for the six Estonian seats in the European Parliament. There were 627 polling stations.

The Estonian MPs are elected according to the principle of proportional representation. There is no threshold clause in the European elections in Estonia . The D'Hondt procedure is used to determine the number of representatives . In contrast to the 2004 European elections in Estonia, the system of closed lists applied (as in Germany) , which means that the order of candidates on the party lists is determined exclusively by the party committees. Only the conservative Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit had advocated the open list system in advance.

Election result

The winner of the European elections was the Estonian Center Party, which won two of the six mandates and recorded significant votes. Surprisingly, the non-party individual candidate Indrek Tarand took second place nationwide, which was seen as a protest election against the established parties. The Estonian Social Democrats, who only barely won a mandate, lost a lot. The existing governing coalition of Reform Party and Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit, which each won a seat in the European Parliament, was also punished. The Greens were disappointed, who clearly failed with 2.7%. The loss of votes in the Estonian People's Union was dramatic. It fell behind the eurosceptic individual candidate Martin Helme, who came in seventh place with 9832 votes.

As in the other member states of the European Union, domestic issues played a decisive role for the electorate in the election campaign, while European policy only appeared marginally.

Election result

Result of the parliamentary elections in Estonia 2009

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Estonian Center Party (K)	103.506	26.1	+8.6	2	+1
	Indrek Tarand (Independent Candidate)	102,460	25.8	New	1	New
	Estonian Reform Party (RE)	60,877	15.3	+3.1	1	± 0
	Fatherland (I)	48,492	12.2	-5.0	1	± 0
	Social Democratic Party (SDE)	34,508	8.7	-28.1	1	-2
	Estonia's Greens (EER)	10,851	2.7	New	-	New
	Martin Helme (Independent Candidate)	9,832	2.5	New	-	-
	Estonian People's Union (ERL)	8,860	2.2	-5.8	-	-
	Dimitri Klenski (Independent Candidate)	7.137	1.8	New	-	-
	Others	8,045	2.6	-	-	-
total		399.181	100.0	-	6th	-
Valid votes		396.982	99.5	+0.4
Invalid votes		2,199	0.6	-0.4
voter turnout		399.181	43.9	+17.1
Non-voters		510.447	56.1	-17.1
Eligible voters		909.628
Source: State Electoral Commission

The remaining parties received less than 1% of the vote: Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei , Libertas Estonia , Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid , Vene Erakond Eestis , Põllumeeste Kogu .

MPs

→ Main article : List of Estonian Members of the European Parliament (2009-2014)

Three women and three men were elected as members of the European Parliament:

• Vilja Savisaar , Estonian Center Party
• Siiri Oviir , Estonian Center Party
• Indrek Tarand , independent individual candidate
• Kristiina Ojuland , Reform Party
• Tunne Kelam , Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit
• Ivari Padar , Estonian Social Democratic Party

If a member of the European Parliament leaves the European Parliament before the end of the legislative period, the next candidate on the relevant party list moves up.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} [1]
2. ↑ http://vvk.ee/ep09/index.php?id=11005
3. ↑ the originally elected Lord Mayor of Tallinn, Edgar Savisaar , renounces his mandate

Web links

• Official end result
• Estonian National Electoral Commission (English)
• Internet voting in Estonia (national electoral commission)