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Estonia 2003 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2003 parliamentary election in Estonia?

Estonian Centre Party and Res Publica Party each won 28 of 101 seats. 58.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Estonia
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which parties won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Estonian Centre Party and Res Publica Party each won 28 of 101 seats, more than any other party; 58.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.8 points on 1999.

  • Estonian Centre Party 28 0 seats 25.4% +2.0 points
  • Res Publica Party 28 24.6%
  • Estonian Reform Party 19 +1 seat 17.7% +1.8 points
  • People's Union of Estonia 13 +6 seats 13.0% +5.7 points
  • Pro Patria Union 7 −11 seats 7.3% −8.8 points
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates 6 −11 seats 7.0% −8.2 points
  • Constitution Party 0 −6 seats 2.2% −3.9 points
  • Party of Estonian Christian Democrats 0 0 seats 1.1% −1.3 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Estonia 1999 parliamentary election, party by party.

51 of 101 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. +1 seats

    Seats gained by Estonian Reform Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. Pro Patria Union lost 11 seats.

  2. 58.2%

    Voter turnout

    Up 0.8 points on 1999.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Estonian Centre Party28025.4+2.0125,709
Res Publica Party2824.6121,856
Estonian Reform Party19+117.7+1.887,551
People's Union of Estonia13+613.0+5.764,463
Pro Patria Union7−117.3−8.836,169
Social Democratic Party / Moderates6−117.0−8.234,837
Constitution Party0−62.2−3.911,113
Party of Estonian Christian Democrats001.1−1.35,275

± is the change against the Estonia 1999 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Estonian Centre Party 125,709
  • Res Publica Party 121,856
  • Estonian Reform Party 87,551
  • People's Union of Estonia 64,463
  • Pro Patria Union 36,169
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates 34,837
  • Constitution Party 11,113
  • Party of Estonian Christian Democrats 5,275

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

58.2% of the 859,714 registered voters cast a ballot (500,686 ballots), up 0.8 points on 1999. 494,888 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Estonian Centre Party25.4% of votes27.7% of seats
  • Res Publica Party24.6% of votes27.7% of seats
  • Estonian Reform Party17.7% of votes18.8% of seats
  • People's Union of Estonia13.0% of votes12.9% of seats
  • Pro Patria Union7.3% of votes6.9% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates7.0% of votes5.9% of seats
  • Constitution Party2.2% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Estonian Centre Party led Res Publica Party by 0.8 points of the vote.

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