Estonian parliamentary election, 2007
- Estonian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections took place in Estonia on Sunday, March 4 2007 to elect members of the Riigikogu. The electoral system was a two-tier semi-open list proportional representation system with a 5% (27,510.65 votes) election threshold. It was the world's first nationwide vote where part of the votecasting was allowed in the form of remote electronic voting via the Internet.
Voting
Voter turnout in the 2007 Riigikogu election was 61.91%. [ [http://www.vvk.ee/r07/paeveng.stm Election Day: Turn-out] on the page of the [http://www.vvk.ee/engindex.html Estonian National Electoral Committee] ]
E-voting via the Internet
In 2007 Estonia held its and the world's first national Internet election. Voting was available from February 26 to 28. [ [http://news.com.com/Estonia+to+hold+first+national+Internet+election/2100-1028_3-6161005.html Estonia to hold first national Internet election] , News.com, February 21, 2007] A total of 30,275 citizens (3.4%) used Internet voting. [ [http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700272 Estonia Scores World Web First In National Polls] , InformationWeek February 28, 2007]
Electronic voting in Estonia began in October 2005 local elections when Estonia became the first country to have legally binding general elections using the Internet as a means of casting the vote and was declared a success by the Estonian election officials.
The contenders and their prime-ministerial candidates
Parties represented in the previous Parliament
*Social Democratic Party - Ivari Padar
*People's Union of Estonia - Villu Reiljan
*Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica - Mart Laar
*Estonian Reform Party - Andrus Ansip
*Estonian Centre Party - Edgar Savisaar
Parties not represented in the previous Parliament
*Estonian Left Party
*Estonian Independence Party
*Estonian Christian Democrats
*Estonian Greens
*Constitution Party
*Russian Party in EstoniaAlso, seven independent candidates stood in this election. [ [http://www.vvk.ee/r07/kandideerimine/kand_yksik.html Independent candidates] on the page of the [http://www.vvk.ee/engindex.html Estonian National Electoral Committee.] The page is in Estonian.]
eats by electoral district
Election results
References
External links
* [http://www.emor.ee/arhiiv.html?id=1724 Opinion Polls]
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