Estonian parliamentary election, 1992

Estonian parliamentary election, 1992
Estonia
20 September 1992

101 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mart Laar Riivo Sinijärv Edgar Savisaar
Party Bloc "Fatherland" Bloc "Safe Home" Bloc "Popular Front"
Last election
Seats won 29 17 15
Seat change +29 +17 +15
Popular vote 100,828 62,329 56,124
Percentage 22.0% 13.6% 12.2%

Prime Minister of the Interim Government before election

Tiit Vähi

Elected Prime Minister

Mart Laar
Bloc "Fatherland"

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 20 September 1992,[1] the first after regaining independence from the Soviet Union. The winners, a five-party alliance led by Mart Laar, formed the cabinet together with national-conservative Estonian National Independence Party and centrist Moderates alliance.

Results

Alliance Parties Votes % Seats
Bloc "Fatherland"Christian Democratic Party
Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic Union
Republican Coalition Party
Liberal Democrat Party
100,82822.029
Safe HomeCoalition Party
Country People's Union
62,32913.617
Popular FrontCentre Party
Popular Front
Association of Estonian Nationalities
Union of Estonian Women
56,12412.215
ModeratesSocial Democratic Party
Country Centre Party
44,5779.712
Estonian National Independence Party40,2608.810
Independent Royalist Party32,6387.18
Estonian CitizenParty of the Estonian Republic
Society of Healthy Lifestyle of Noarootsi
31,5536.98
Estonian Union of Pensioners17,0113.70
Farmers' Assembly13,3562.90
GreensParty of Estonian Greens
Estonian Green Movement
European Youth Forest Action
Green Maardu Association
Green Regiment
12,0092.61
Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party10,9462.41
Left OptionDemocratic Labour Party7,3741.60
National Party of the Illegally Repressed4,2630.90
Handicapped Union2,2620.50
Mercy1,8520.40
The Democrats7440.20
Natural Law Party3680.10
Independents19,7534.30
Invalid/blank votes9,381
Total467,628100101
Registered voters/turnout689,24167.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p57 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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