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

Detailed

1992

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=3Valid Votes 17,689 25,751 644 44,084 100.00% 3 3 2 8
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes 328 420 0 748 1.67%
align=left colspan=3Total Polled 18,017 26,171 644 44,832 63.88%
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors 27,787 41,741 655 70,183
align=left colspan=3Turnout 64.84% 62.70% 98.32% 63.88%

The following candidates were elected:[4]

Notes and References

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