Election Name: | 2004 European Parliament election in Estonia |
Country: | Estonia |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 2009 European Parliament election in Estonia |
Seats For Election: | All 6 Estonian seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 13 June 2004 |
Turnout: | 26.8% |
Image1: | Ivari Padar MEP 01.JPG |
Leader1: | Ivari Padar |
Party1: | Social Democratic Party (Estonia) |
Popular Vote1: | 85,433 |
Alliance1: | Party of European Socialists |
Seats1: | 3 |
Percentage1: | 36.8% |
Leader2: | Edgar Savisaar |
Party2: | Estonian Centre Party |
Alliance2: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
Popular Vote2: | 40,704 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Percentage2: | 17.5% |
Image3: | File:Siim Kallas 3.JPG |
Leader3: | Siim Kallas |
Party3: | Estonian Reform Party |
Alliance3: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
Popular Vote3: | 28,377 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Percentage3: | 12.2% |
Image4: | File:Mart Laar, poliitik ja ajaloolane 99 (cropped3).jpg |
Leader4: | Mart Laar |
Party4: | Pro Patria Union |
Popular Vote4: | 24,375 |
Alliance4: | EPP-ED |
Seats4: | 1 |
Percentage4: | 10.5% |
Next Year: | 2009 |
An 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 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.[1] 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.