This is a list of the members of the Riigikogu , following the 2015 election. [1]
This is a list of the members of the Riigikogu , following the 2015 election. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian Reform Party | 158,970 | 27.7 | 30 | –3 |
| Estonian Centre Party | 142,458 | 24.8 | 27 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 87,189 | 15.2 | 15 | –4 |
| Pro Patria and Res Publica Union | 78,699 | 13.7 | 14 | –9 |
| Free Party | 49,882 | 8.7 | 8 | New |
| Conservative People's Party | 46,772 | 8.1 | 7 | +7 |
| Estonian Greens | 5,193 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of People's Unity | 2,289 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Estonian Independence Party | 1,047 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonian United Left Party | 764 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 887 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,760 | – | – | – |
| Total | 577,910 | 100 | 101 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 899,793 | 64.2 | – | – |
| Source: VVK | ||||
| Name | Votes | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edgar Savisaar | 25,055 | Kesk |
| 2. | Taavi Rõivas | 15,881 | Ref |
| 3. | Yana Toom | 11,574 | Kesk |
| 4. | Mihhail Kõlvart | 10,996 | Kesk |
| 5. | Jüri Ratas | 7,932 | Kesk |
| 6. | Urmas Paet | 7,868 | Ref |
| 7. | Toomas Kivimägi | 7,603 | Ref |
| 8. | Artur Talvik | 7,308 | EVA |
| 9. | Jürgen Ligi | 6,757 | Ref |
| 10. | Mart Helme | 6,714 | EKRE |
| Source: VVK | |||
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