General election in Estonia 1999

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

23.4

16.1

15.9

15.2

7.6

7.3

6.1

2.4

6.0

K

IL

RE

M.

KE

EME

EÜRP

EKRP

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

       

A total of 101 seats

• M : 17
• EÜRP : 6
• K : 28
• RE : 18
• IL : 18
• KE : 7
• EME : 7

The 1999 parliamentary elections in Estonia took place on Sunday, March 7, 1999. It was the election of the 9th Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia .

Electoral system

101 seats were redetermined in the Estonian parliament. The legislative period was four years. There was a five percent threshold . The election was based on proportional representation .

Election result

The winner of the election was the Estonian Center Party (K). She got 23.4 percent of the vote and got 28 seats in parliament. The Patriotic Union (IL) landed in second place with 16.1 percent . The third strongest force was the Estonian Reform Party (RE) with 15.9 percent.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Estonia in 1999

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Estonian Center Party (K)	113,378	23.4	+9.2	28	+12
	Fatherland Union (IL)	77,917	16.1	+8.2	18th	+10
	Estonian Reform Party (RE)	77,088	15.9	−0.3	18th	−1
	The moderates (M)	73,630	15.2	+9.2	17th	+11
	Estonian Coalition Party (KE)	36,692	7.6	-	7th	-
	Estonian Rural People's Party (EME)	35.204	7.3	-	7th	-
	Estonian United People's Party (EÜRP)	29,682	6.1	+3.8	6th	+6
	Christian People's Party of Estonia (ECRP)	11,745	2.4	New	-	New
	Russian Party in Estonia (VEE)	9,825	2.0	-	-	-
	Estonian Blue Party (ESE)	7,745	1.6	+1.2	-	-
	Assembly of Farmers (PC)	2,421	0.5	-	-	-
	Development Party (AP)	1,854	0.4	New	-	New
	Independent candidates	7,058	1.5	+1.2	-	-
total		484.239	100.0		101
Valid votes		484.239	98.4	−0.7
Invalid votes		8,117	1.6	+0.7
voter turnout		492.356	57.4	−11.7
Non-voters		364.914	42.6	+11.7
Eligible voters		857.270
Source: State Electoral Commission

Web links

• Official website of the State Electoral Commission (Estonian / English)
• Official website of the Estonian Parliament Riigikogu (Estonian / English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official election result 1999 State Election Commission (Estonian)