2011 Estonian parliamentary election

none Estonia parliamentary 63.53% 2007 Estonian parliamentary election 2007 2015 Estonian parliamentary election 2015 101 seats in the Riigikogu 51 6 March 2011 Portrait Andrus Ansip.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Andrus Ansip Estonian Reform Party 31 seats 33 2 164,255 28.56% 0.76pp Edgar Savisaar 2005-crop.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Edgar Savisaar Estonian Centre Party 29 seats 26 3 134,124 23.32% 2.78pp Mart Laar.png 120 120 160 0 0 Mart Laar Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 19 seats 23 4 118,023 20.52% 2.62pp SDE Sven Mikser.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Sven Mikser Social Democratic Party (Estonia) 10 seats 19 9 98,307 17.09% 6.46pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Andrus Ansip Estonian Reform Party Andrus Ansip Estonian Reform Party 2011. aasta Riigikogu valimiste tulemused.svg 300px Results by electoral district A parliamentary election was held in Estonia on 6 March 2011, with e-voting between 24 February and 2 March 2011. The newly elected 101 members of the 12th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The incumbent government of the Reform Party and IRL continued in office until 2014 when Prime Minister Andrus Ansip resigned, ending his tenure as the longest-serving prime minister in contemporary Estonian history. He was replaced by Taavi Rõivas who formed a new coalition government with SDE. The Riigikogu elected after this election was the least fragmented in Estonian history, featuring only four parties. The election was marked by the highest number of running independents (32) since 1992. Several independent candidates were members of the Estonian Patriotic Movement and many of them would later become known faces in the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE), including future leaders Mart Helme and Martin Helme.Delfi: Telestuudiosse kogunes 28 üksikkandidaati http://www.delfi.ee/news/rk/uudised/fotod-telestuudiosse-kogunes-28-uksikkandidaati.d?id=40040467 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110311150516/http://www.delfi.ee/news/rk/uudised/fotod-telestuudiosse-kogunes-28-uksikkandidaati.d?id=40040467 2011-03-11 2012-02-26 Electoral system The 101 members of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) were elected using a form of proportional representation for a four-year term. The seats were allocated using a modified D'Hondt method. The country is divided into twelve multi-mandate electoral districts. There is a nationwide threshold of 5% for party lists, but if the number of votes cast for a candidate exceeds or equals the simple quota (which shall be obtained by dividing the number of valid votes cast in the electoral district by the number of mandates in the district) the candidate is elected. Seats by electoral district The district number Electoral District Seats 1 Haabersti, Põhja-Tallinn and Kristiine districts in Tallinn 9 2 Kesklinn, Lasnamäe and Pirita districts in Tallinn 113Mustamäe and Nõmme districts in Tallinn84Harjumaa (without Tallinn) and Raplamaa counties145Hiiumaa, Läänemaa and Saaremaa counties66Lääne-Virumaa county57Ida-Virumaa county88Järvamaa and Viljandimaa counties89Jõgevamaa and Tartumaa counties (without Tartu)710Tartu city811Võrumaa, Valgamaa and Põlvamaa counties912Pärnumaa county8 Opinion polls Pre-election polls put the Reform Party, led by Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, ahead of its main rival, the opposition Centre Party. The former is right of centre, the latter is considered populist, slightly to the left on economic matters. Both parties are members of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Reform was slightly more socially liberal in comparison to Centre, while SDE was the most liberal out of the parties. IRL, meanwhile, was socially conservative, together with Centre. However, most parties had ruled out cooperation with Centre after its leader's controversial comments on regarding the Bronze Night riots and history of scandals. Date Polling firm Ref Kesk IRL SDE Greens ERL Others Lead Ansip's cabinet – Opposition6 Mar 11Election Results28.623.320.517.13.82.14.65.349.1 - 50.925 Feb 11TNS Emor2825211642349 - 47Jan 11Turu-Uuringute2519129229637 - 41Jan 11TNS Emor36 231614421352 - 43Dec 10TNS Emor36231513541351 - 45 Contesting parties List of political parties in Estonia The Estonian National Electoral Committee announced that nine political parties and 32 individual candidates registered to take part in the 2011 parliamentary election. Their registration numbers and order were determined by a draw lot. Name Ideology Political position Leader Total candidates 2007 result Votes (%) Seats 1 Greens Green politics Centre-left Aleksei Lotman 122 7.1% 6 101 Estonian Greens 2 IRL Liberal conservatism Centre-right Mart Laar 125 17.9% 19 101 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 3 Social Democratic Party Social democracy Centre-left Sven Mikser 125 10.6% 10 101 Social Democratic Party (Estonia) 4 Reform Party Classical liberalism Centre-right Andrus Ansip 125 27.8% 31 101 Estonian Reform Party 5 Centre Party Plurinationalism Centre-left Edgar Savisaar 125 26.1% 29 101 Estonian Centre Party 6 Russian Party Russian minority interests Syncretic Stanislav Tšerepanov 16 0.2% 0 101 9ed1ee 7 Independence Party Estonian nationalism Far-right Vello Leito 16 0.2% 0 101 Estonian Independence Party 8 People's UnionMembers of the Estonian United Left Party ran on the list of the People's Union.2011-01-10 Kommunistid kandideerivad riigikokku Rahvaliidu nimekirjas https://www.postimees.ee/369491/kommunistid-kandideerivad-riigikokku-rahvaliidu-nimekirjas 2023-08-21 Eesti et Agrarianism Centre to centre-left Andrus Blok 88 7.1% 6 101 People's Union of Estonia 9 Christian Democrats Christian democracy Centre-right Peeter Võsu 15 1.7% 0 101 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats — Individual candidates — 32did not exist Conduct The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe observed this election and issued a report with a number of recommendations.http://www.osce.org/odihr/77557 OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report - ESTONIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 6 March 2011 OSCE 2011-05-16 2011-05-18 Results Members of the 12th Riigikogu File:Riigikogu 2011 election.svg Estonian Reform Party 164255 33 +2 Estonian Centre Party 134124 26 –3 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 118023 23 +4 Social Democratic Party 98307 19 +9 Estonian Greens 21824 0 –6 People's Union of Estonia 12184 0 –6 Russian Party in Estonia 5029 0 0 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats 2934 0 0 Estonian Independence Party 2571 0 0 Independents 15882 0 0 5131 0 913346 VVK Notes References External links Estonian National Electoral Committee Poll ratings of political parties https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001658/http://www.erakonnad.info/reiting.html 2015-09-24 NSD: European Election Database - Estonia publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1990-2011 Category:Parliamentary elections in Estonia Estonia Parliamentary Estonia