1999 Estonian parliamentary election

1999 Estonian parliamentary election

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101 seats in the Riigikogu 51 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Edgar Savisaar Mart Laar Party Centre Pro Patria Union Leader's seat Lääne-Viru and Ida-Viru Järva and Viljandi Last election 16 seats 8 seats Seats won 28 18 Seat change 12 10 Popular vote 113,378 77,917 Percentage 23.4% 16.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Siim Kallas Andres Tarand Party Reform Social Democratic Leader's seat Mustamäe and Nõmme Harju and Rapla Last election 19 seats 6 seats Seats won 18 17 Seat change 1 11 Popular vote 77,088 73,630 Percentage 15.9% 15.2%
Prime Minister before election Mart Siimann Coalition Party Prime Minister after election Mart Laar Pro Patria Union

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 7 March 1999.^[1] The newly elected 101 members of the 9th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The elections proved disastrous for the ruling Estonian Coalition Party, which won only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Mart Laar of the Pro Patria Union, including the Reform Party and the Moderates.^[2] It remained in office until Laar resigned in December 2001, after the Reform Party had left the same governing coalition in Tallinn municipality, making opposition leader Edgar Savisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. The Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party then formed a coalition government that lasted until the 2003 elections.

Electoral system[]

The threshold was 5% of the national vote. Electoral cartels were not allowed any more, but it didn't prevent a party from including members of another party in its list.

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Estonian Centre Party	113,378	23.41	28	+12
	Pro Patria Union	77,917	16.09	18	+10
	Estonian Reform Party	77,088	15.92	18	–1
	Moderates[a]	73,630	15.21	17	+11
	Estonian Coalition Party[b]	36,692	7.58	7	–
	Estonian Country People's Union	35,204	7.27	7	–
	Estonian United People's Party[c]	29,682	6.13	6	–
	Estonian Christian People's Party	11,745	2.43	0	New
	Russian Party in Estonia	9,825	2.03	0	–
	Estonian Blue Party	7,745	1.60	0	0
	Farmers' Assembly	2,421	0.50	0	–
	Progress Party	1,854	0.38	0	New
	Independents	7,058	1.46	0	0
Total		484,239	100.00	101	0
Valid votes		484,239	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		8,117	1.65
Total votes		492,356	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		857,270	57.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[]

External links[]

• Election results on the Estonian Electoral Commission website (in Estonian)

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