Riigikogu electoral district no. 1

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MunicipalityTallinn
CountyHarju
Population169,247 (2020)[1]
Electorate85,469 (2019)
Electoral district no. 1
Valimisringkond nr 1
Electoral District
for the Riigikogu
Outline map
Location of Electoral district no. 1 within Estonia
MunicipalityTallinn
CountyHarju
Population169,247 (2020)[1]
Electorate85,469 (2019)
Current Electoral District
Created1995
Seats
List
  • 10 (2019–present)
  • 9 (2011–2019)
  • 8 (1995–2011)
Member of the Riigikogu[2]
List

Electoral district no. 1 (Estonian: Valimisringkond nr 1) is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu, the national legislature of Estonia. The electoral district was established in 1995 following the re-organisation of the electoral districts in Tallinn. It is conterminous with the districts of Haabersti, Kristiine and Põhja-Tallinn in Tallinn. The district currently elects 10 of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 85,469 registered electors.

Seats

Electoral district no. 1 currently elects 10 of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[3][4] The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, any individual candidate, regardless of whether they are a party or independent candidate, who receives more votes than the district's simple quota (Hare quota: valid votes in district/number of seats allocated to district) is elected via a personal mandate.[5] In the second stage, district mandates are allocated to parties by dividing their district votes by the district's simple quota.[5] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for district mandates and any personal mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's district mandates.[5] Prior to 2003 if a party's surplus/remainder votes was equal to or greater than 75% of the district's simple quota it received one additional district mandate.[5] Any unallocated district seats are added to a national pool of compensatory seats.[5] In the final stage, compensatory mandates are calculated based on the national vote and using a modified D'Hondt method.[5] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats and any personal and district mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's compensatory mandates.[5] Though calculated nationally, compensatory mandates are allocated at the district level.

Seats allocated to electoral district no. 1 by the National Electoral Committee of Estonia at each election was as follows:

Election results

Notes

References

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