2009 European Parliament election in Estonia

none 2009 European Parliament election in Estonia Estonia parliamentary 2004 European Parliament election in Estonia 2004 2014 European Parliament election in Estonia 2014 6 seats to the European Parliament 7 June 2009 An election for Members of the European Parliament from Estonia to the European Parliament was held on 7 June 2009. Turnout was 43.9% – about 17.1% higher than during the previous election five years before. The turnout was also slightly above the European average of 42.94%. Six seats were up for taking in this election: two of them were won by the Estonian Centre Party. Estonian Reform Party, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica, Social Democratic Party and an independent candidate Indrek Tarand all won one seat each. The election result was remarkable in that the independent candidate Indrek Tarand gathered the support of 102,460 voters, only 1,046 votes less than the winner of the election, Estonian Centre Party, surpassing the results of all other major and minor parties. Another independent candidate, eurosceptical Martin Helme, surprised also in gaining 9,832 votes and thus surpassing one parliament party - People's Union of Estonia - and gaining only 1,019 less than the next best on the list, Estonian Greens. The election was conducted using the D'Hondt method with closed lists. The success of independent candidates in this election has been attributed both to general disillusionment with major parties and use of closed lists which rendered voters unable to cast a vote for specific candidates in party lists. Results Estonian Centre Party 103506 2 +1 Estonian Reform Party 60877 1 0 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 48492 1 0 Social Democratic Party  34508 1 –2 Estonian Greens 10851 0 New People's Union of Estonia 8860 0 0 Estonian United Left Party 3519 0 0 Libertas Estonia 2206 0 0 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats 1715 0 New Russian Party in Estonia 1267 0 0 Farmers' Assembly 612 0 New Independents 120569 1 +1 2199 0 909628 VVK Elected Members of the European Parliament Edgar Savisaar (Estonian Centre Party) Siiri Oviir (Estonian Centre Party) Indrek Tarand (independent) Kristiina Ojuland (Estonian Reform Party) Tunne Kelam (Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica) Ivari Padar (Social Democratic Party) Edgar Savisaar renounced his mandate, leaving his seat to the third candidate in the party's list – his wife Vilja Savisaar. She was confirmed as a Member of the European Parliament on 7 July 2009.National results Estonia https://results.elections.europa.eu/en/national-results/estonia/2009-2014/constitutive-session/ 2026-08-24 en-GB National results Estonia References External links Election results on the web site of the National Electoral Committee Results of the Estonian European Parliament Elections in 2009 collapsed Estonia Category:European Parliament elections in Estonia Category:2009 in Estonia