1995 Estonian parliamentary election

1995 Estonian parliamentary election

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101 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tiit Vähi Siim Kallas Edgar Savisaar
Party KEEML Reform Centre
Last election 17 15
Seats won 41 19 16
Seat change Increase24 New Increase1
Popular vote 174,248 87,531 76,634
Percentage 32.2% 16.2% 14.2%

Results by electoral district

Prime Minister before election

Andres Tarand
Party Moderates

Prime Minister after election

Tiit Vähi
Coalition Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 5 March 1995.[1] The newly elected 101 members of the 8th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The governing parties were heavily defeated, except for the Reform Party, the successor of Estonian Liberal Democratic Party. The biggest winner was election alliance consisting of Coalition Party and its rural allies, which won in a landslide victory. The alliance won 41 seats, achieving the best result in an Estonian parliamentary election so far as of 2023.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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