2004 European Parliament election in Estonia

none 2004 European Parliament election in Estonia Estonia Parliamentary no 2009 European Parliament election in Estonia All 6 Estonian seats to the European Parliament 13 June 2004 26.8% Ivari Padar MEP 01.JPG Ivari Padar Social Democratic Party (Estonia) 85,433 Party of European Socialists 3 36.8% File:Edgar Savisaar 2005-crop.jpg Edgar Savisaar Estonian Centre Party Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 40,704 1 17.5% File:Siim Kallas 3.JPG Siim Kallas Estonian Reform Party Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 28,377 1 12.2% File:Mart Laar, poliitik ja ajaloolane 99 (cropped3).jpg Mart Laar Pro Patria Union 24,375 EPP-ED 1 10.5% File:2004 European Parliament elections in Estonia by county.svg Results by countyELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 http://vvk.ee/varasemad/ep04/tulemus/tulbad_eng.html 2024-01-20 vvk.ee 2009An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Estonia constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004. It was the first European Parliament election in Estonia following its admission to the European Union in May 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The election was conducted using the D'Hondt method with open list. 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. The biggest winner was the Social Democratic Party, due to the popularity of their leading candidate Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who received the vast majority of the party's votes.Distribution of mandates, Estonian National Electoral Committee The governing Res Publica Party and People's Union polled poorly. Ilves went on to become President of Estonia in October 2006, leaving his MEP seat to Katrin Saks. Results Social Democratic Party  85433 3 Estonian Centre Party 40704 1 Estonian Reform Party 28377 1 Pro Patria Union 24375 1 People's Union of Estonia 18692 0 Res Publica Party 15458 0 Estonian Democratic Party 2849 0 Estonian Pensioners' Party 1329 0 Social Democratic Labour Party 1057 0 Russian Party in Estonia 805 0 Independents 13162 0 2244 873809 VVK References collapsed Estonia Category:European Parliament elections in Estonia Category:2004 in Estonia