| Estonia | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Estonia |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 7 (2019) |
| Sources | |
Estonia is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Estonia. It is currently represented by seven Members of the European Parliament. The elections uses the D'Hondt method with an open list.
| Election | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | MEP ( party) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Toomas Hendrik Ilves (SDE) | Tunne Kelam (Pro Patria) | Marianne Mikko (SDE) | Siiri Oviir (Centre) | Toomas Savi (Reform) | Andres Tarand (SDE) | 6 seats 2004–2019 | |||||||
| 2007 | Katrin Saks (SDE) | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Ivari Padar (SDE) | Vilja Savisaar-Toomast (Centre) | Kristiina Ojuland (Reform) | Indrek Tarand (Ind.) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Katrin Saks (SDE) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Marju Lauristin (SDE) | Urmas Paet (Reform) | Yana Toom (Centre) | Kaja Kallas (Reform) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Marina Kaljurand (SDE) | Riho Terras (Isamaa) | Andrus Ansip (Reform) | Sven Mikser (SDE) | Jaak Madison EKRE | |||||||||
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 13 June.
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.
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Estonia.
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Estonia.
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Estonia.
The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Estonia.
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Estonia constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.
Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage; with more than 400 million people eligible to vote, they are considered the second largest democratic elections in the world after India's.
Estonia elects a legislature on the national level. The Riigikogu has 101 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. A head of state – the president – is elected for a five-year term by parliament or an electoral college. Locally, Estonia elects local government councils, which vary in size. Election law states the minimum size of a council depending on the size of municipality. Local government councils are elected by proportional representation too.
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