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Estonia 2009 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Estonia?

Estonian Centre Party won 2 of 6 seats with 26.1% of the vote. 43.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Estonian Centre Party won 2 of 6 seats with 26.1% of the vote; 43.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 17.0 points on 2004.

  • Estonian Centre Party 2 +1 seat 26.1% +8.6 points
  • Independent -- Indrek Tarand 1 25.8%
  • Estonian Reform Party 1 0 seats 15.3% +3.1 points
  • Isamaa 1 12.2%
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates 1 −2 seats 8.7% −28.1 points
  • Estonian Greens 0 2.7%
  • Independent -- Martin Helme 0 2.5%
  • People's Union of Estonia 0 0 seats 2.2% −5.8 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 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 26.1%

    Share of the vote won by Estonian Centre Party

    It led Independent -- Indrek Tarand by 0.3 points of the vote.

  2. +1 seats

    Seats gained by Estonian Centre Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Social Democratic Party / Moderates lost 2 seats.

  3. 43.9%

    Voter turnout

    Up 17.0 points on 2004.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Estonian Centre Party2+126.1+8.6103,506
Independent -- Indrek Tarand125.8102,460
Estonian Reform Party1015.3+3.160,877
Isamaa112.248,492
Social Democratic Party / Moderates1−28.7−28.134,508
Estonian Greens02.710,851
Independent -- Martin Helme02.59,832
People's Union of Estonia002.2−5.88,860
Independent -- Dimitri Klenski01.87,137
Constitution Party00.93,519

± is the change against the Estonia 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Estonian Centre Party 103,506
  • Independent -- Indrek Tarand 102,460
  • Estonian Reform Party 60,877
  • Isamaa 48,492
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates 34,508
  • Estonian Greens 10,851
  • Independent -- Martin Helme 9,832
  • People's Union of Estonia 8,860
  • Independent -- Dimitri Klenski 7,137
  • Constitution Party 3,519

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?

43.9% of the 909,628 registered voters cast a ballot (399,181 ballots), up 17.0 points on 2004. 396,982 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Estonian Centre Party26.1% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Independent -- Indrek Tarand25.8% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Estonian Reform Party15.3% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Isamaa12.2% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party / Moderates8.7% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Estonian Greens2.7% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Independent -- Martin Helme2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
  • People's Union of Estonia2.2% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.5 by votes and 4.5 by seats; Estonian Centre Party led Independent -- Indrek Tarand by 0.3 points of the vote.

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