Estonia (European Parliament constituency)
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| Estonia | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Estonia |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 6 (2004—2024) 7 (2019—present) |
| 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)[a] (Centre)[b] | |||||||||
| 2024 | Jüri Ratas (Isamaa) |
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Elections
2004
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.
2009
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Estonia.
2014
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Estonia.
2019
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Estonia.
2024
The 2024 European election was the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Estonia.