Estonian parliamentary election, 1992

Estonian parliamentary election, 1992

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	100,828	22.0	29
Safe Home	Coalition Party Country People's Union	62,329	13.6	17
Popular Front	Centre Party Popular Front Association of Estonian Nationalities Union of Estonian Women	56,124	12.2	15
Moderates	Social Democratic Party Country Centre Party	44,577	9.7	12
Estonian National Independence Party		40,260	8.8	10
Independent Royalist Party		32,638	7.1	8
Estonian Citizen	Party of the Estonian Republic Society of Healthy Lifestyle of Noarootsi	31,553	6.9	8
Estonian Union of Pensioners		17,011	3.7	0
Farmers' Assembly		13,356	2.9	0
Greens	Party of Estonian Greens Estonian Green Movement European Youth Forest Action Green Maardu Association Green Regiment	12,009	2.6	1
Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party		10,946	2.4	1
Left Option	Democratic Labour Party	7,374	1.6	0
National Party of the Illegally Repressed		4,263	0.9	0
Handicapped Union		2,262	0.5	0
Mercy		1,852	0.4	0
The Democrats		744	0.2	0
Natural Law Party		368	0.1	0
Independents		19,753	4.3	0
Invalid/blank votes		9,381	–	–
Total		467,628	100	101
Registered voters/turnout		689,241	67.8	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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

External links

• Election results Estonian Electoral Commission