Riigikogu electoral district no. 8 (1992–1995) explained

Electoral district no. 8
Nativename:	Estonian: Valimisringkond nr 8
Constituency Type:	Electoral District
Parl Name:	Riigikogu
Map Size:	150px
Map Entity:	Estonia
District Label:	Municipality
Region Label:	County
Year:	1992
Abolished:	1995
Seats:	10 (1992–1995)
Members Label:	Member of the Riigikogu

Electoral district no. 8 (Estonian: Valimisringkond nr 8) was one of the multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu, the national legislature of Estonia. The district was established in 1992 when the Riigikogu was re-established following Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union. It was abolished in 1995. It was conterminous with the counties of Järva and Lääne-Viru.

Election results

Results of the 1992 parliamentary election held on 20 September 1992:^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Party	Votes per county			align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"	Total Votes !	align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50"	% !	Seats
align=center valign=bottom width="50"	Järva !	align=center valign=bottom width="50"	Lääne- Viru !	align=center valign=bottom width="50"	Over -seas !	align=center valign=bottom width="20"	!	align=center valign=bottom width="20"	!	align=center valign=bottom width="20"	!	align=center valign=bottom width="20"
		KK	5,967	7,638	20	13,625	30.91%	1	2	0	3
		I	2,664	4,383	371	7,418	16.83%	0	1	0	1
		R	2,293	4,890	31	7,214	16.36%	1	0	0	1
	Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party	EEE	2,384	2,285	9	4,678	10.61%	1	0	0	1
		M	482	1,978	19	2,479	5.62%	0	0	0	0
		SK	1,083	1,326	8	2,417	5.48%	0	0	1	1
		ERSP	865	1,334	165	2,364	5.36%	0	0	1	1
	Farmers' Assembly		934	632	10	1,576	3.57%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Union of Pensioners	EPL	424	518	6	948	2.15%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Citizen	EK	255	242	1	498	1.13%	0	0	0	0
		V	217	164	0	381	0.86%	0	0	0	0
	Greens	R	101	237	3	341	0.77%	0	0	0	0
	Handicapped Union		15	110	0	125	0.28%	0	0	0	0
	The Democrats		5	14	1	20	0.05%	0	0	0	0
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	17,689	25,751	644	44,084	100.00%	3	3	2	8
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	328	420	0	748	1.67%
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	18,017	26,171	644	44,832	63.88%
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	27,787	41,741	655	70,183
align=left colspan=3	Turnout	64.84%	62.70%	98.32%	63.88%

The following candidates were elected:^[4]

Personal mandates - Juhan Aare (KK), 9,341 votes; Tiit Made (EEE), 4,678 votes; and Edgar Savisaar (R), 4,678 votes.
District mandates - Illar Hallaste (I), 4,178 votes; Ants Käärma (KK), 3,725 votes; and Kuno Raude (KK), 188 votes.
Compensatory mandates - Rein Arjukese (ERSP), 659 votes; and Ralf Parve (SK), 2,300 votes.

Web site: Riigikogu valimine 20 September 1992: Valimispäev - Järva Maakond . National Electoral Committee of Estonia . 28 January 2021 . Tallinn, Estonia . Estonian.
Web site: Riigikogu valimine 20 September 1992: Valimispäev - Lääne-Viru Maakond . National Electoral Committee of Estonia . 28 January 2021 . Tallinn, Estonia . Estonian.
Web site: Riigikogu valimine 20 September 1992: Hääletamistulemus - Valimisringkond nr 8 . National Electoral Committee of Estonia . 28 January 2021 . Tallinn, Estonia . Estonian.
Web site: Riigikogu valimine 20 September 1992: Valimistulemus - Mandaatide omandamise viis . National Electoral Committee of Estonia . 28 January 2021 . Tallinn, Estonia . Estonian.