Riigikogu electoral district no. 7

Electoral district no. 7 (Estonian: Valimisringkond nr 5) is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu, the national legislature of Estonia. Established in 1992 when the Riigikogu was re-established following Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union, the district was abolished in 1995 following the re-organisation of electoral districts only to be re-established in 2003. It is conterminous with the county of Ida-Viru. The district currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 56,836 registered electors.

Electoral district no. 7
Valimisringkond nr 7
Former Electoral District for the Riigikogu
Location of Electoral district no. 7 within Estonia
County	Ida-Viru
Population	134,259 (2020)[1]
Electorate	56,836 (2019)
Former Electoral District
Created	1992 2003
Abolished	1995
Seats	List 7 (2015–present) 8 (2003–2015) 5 (1992–1995)
Member of the Riigikogu[2]	List   Riho Breivel (EKRE)   Dmitri Dmitrijev (K)   Siim Kiisler (I)   Eerik-Niiles Kross (RE)   Eduard Odinets (SDE)   Martin Repinski (K)   Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K)
Created from	District no. 6 (2003)
Replaced by	District no. 6 (1995)

Electoral system

Electoral district no. 7 currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[3][4] The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, any individual candidate, regardless of whether they are a party or independent candidate, who receives more votes than the district's simple quota (Hare quota: valid votes in district/number of seats allocated to district) is elected via a personal mandate.[5] In the second stage, district mandates are allocated to parties by dividing their district votes by the district's simple quota.[5] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for district mandates and any personal mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's district mandates.[5] Prior to 2003 if a party's surplus/remainder votes was equal to or greater than 75% of the district's simple quota it received one additional district mandate.[5] Any unallocated district seats are added to a national pool of compensatory seats.[5] In the final stage, compensatory mandates are calculated based on the national vote and using a modified D'Hondt method.[5] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats and any personal and district mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's compensatory mandates.[5] Though calculated nationally, compensatory mandates are allocated at the district level.

Seats

Seats allocated to electoral district no. 7 by the National Electoral Committee of Estonia at each election was as follows:

• 2019 - 7[6]
• 2015 - 7[7]
• 2011 - 8[8]
• 2007 - 8[9]
• 2003 - 8[10]
• 1992 - 5[11]

Election results

Summary

Election	Left EÜVP/EVP/ESDTP/Õ/V			Constitution K/EÜRP/MKOE			Social Democrats SDE/RM/M			Greens EER/NJ/R			Centre K/R			Reform RE			Isamaa I/IRL/I/I\ERSP/I			Conservative People's EKRE/ERL/EME/KMÜ
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
2019	65	0.24%	0				4,008	14.84%	1	204	0.76%	0	13,700	50.72%	3	3,769	13.95%	1	1,767	6.54%	0	2,234	8.27%	0
2015	58	0.17%	0				4,935	14.31%	1	100	0.29%	0	20,328	58.95%	4	4,114	11.93%	1	2,826	8.20%	0	1,068	3.10%	0
2011							4,650	12.45%	1	704	1.88%	0	20,363	54.50%	4	4,680	12.53%	1	4,001	10.71%	1	1,088	2.91%	0
2007	23	0.06%	0	774	2.16%	0	1,515	4.23%	0	1,263	3.53%	0	19,520	54.52%	4	5,571	15.56%	1	3,132	8.75%	0	3,200	8.94%	0
2003	90	0.27%	0	3,276	9.85%	0	1,562	4.70%	0				13,713	41.22%	3	4,441	13.35%	1	1,371	4.12%	0	2,654	7.98%	0
1992	282	1.07%	0				3,465	13.13%	0	276	1.05%	0	5,450	20.66%	1				3,529	13.38%	0

(Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed

  Party has received at least 5% of the vote nationally and is entitled to compete for district seats.

2019

Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 3 March 2019:[12][13][14]

Party			Votes			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas	Elec -tronic			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Estonian Centre Party	K	11,693	15	1,992	13,700	50.72%	1	2	0	3
	Social Democratic Party	SDE	2,625	6	1,377	4,008	14.84%	0	1	0	1
	Estonian Reform Party	RE	1,850	4	1,915	3,769	13.95%	0	1	0	1
	Conservative People's Party of Estonia	EKRE	1,378	19	837	2,234	8.27%	0	0	1	1
	Isamaa	I	966	2	799	1,767	6.54%	0	0	0	0
	Estonia 200		574	4	433	1,011	3.74%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Greens	EER	111	2	91	204	0.76%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Free Party	EVA	114	1	34	149	0.55%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Biodiversity Party		59	1	46	106	0.39%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian United Left Party	EÜVP	52	0	13	65	0.24%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			19,422	54	7,537	27,013	100.00%	1	4	1	6
Rejected Votes			401	0	0	401	1.46%
Total Polled			19,823	54	7,537	27,414	48.23%
Registered Electors			56,690	146		56,836

The following candidates were elected:[14]

• Personal mandates - Yana Toom (K), 6,195 votes.
• District mandates - Eerik-Niiles Kross (RE), 1,110 votes; Katri Raik (SDE), 2,112 votes; Martin Repinski (K), 976 votes; and Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K), 2,653 votes.
• Compensatory mandates - Riho Breivel (EKRE), 979 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 1 March 2015:[15][16][17]

Party			Votes			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas	Elec -tronic			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Estonian Centre Party	K	18,889	5	1,434	20,328	58.95%	1	3	0	4
	Social Democratic Party	SDE	3,750	4	1,181	4,935	14.31%	0	1	0	1
	Estonian Reform Party	RE	2,851	3	1,260	4,114	11.93%	0	1	0	1
	Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	IRL	1,887	4	935	2,826	8.20%	0	0	0	0
	Conservative People's Party of Estonia	EKRE	775	2	291	1,068	3.10%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Free Party	EVA	560	1	264	825	2.39%	0	0	0	0
	Party of People's Unity	RÜE	141	1	32	174	0.50%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Greens	EER	68	0	32	100	0.29%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian United Left Party	EÜVP	51	0	7	58	0.17%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Independence Party	EIP	44	0	10	54	0.16%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			29,016	20	5,446	34,482	100.00%	1	5	0	6
Rejected Votes			380	1	0	381	1.09%
Total Polled			29,396	21	5,446	34,863	55.01%
Registered Electors			63,359	21		63,380

The following candidates were elected:[17]

• Personal mandates - Yana Toom (K), 11,574 votes.
• District mandates - Deniss Boroditš (RE), 769 votes; Valeri Korb (K), 1,046 votes; Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE), 2,784 votes; Martin Repinski (K), 1,556 votes; and Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K), 3,648 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 6 March 2011:[18][19][20]

Party			Votes			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas	Elec -tronic			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Estonian Centre Party	K	18,803	12	1,548	20,363	54.50%	1	3	0	4
	Estonian Reform Party	RE	3,592	13	1,075	4,680	12.53%	0	1	0	1
	Social Democratic Party	SDE	3,846	3	801	4,650	12.45%	0	1	1	2
	Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	IRL	3,097	9	895	4,001	10.71%	0	1	0	1
	Russian Party in Estonia	VEE	1,323	2	160	1,485	3.97%	0	0	0	0
	People's Union of Estonia	ERL	916	0	172	1,088	2.91%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Greens	EER	580	1	123	704	1.88%	0	0	0	0
	Party of Estonian Christian Democrats	EKD	200	1	26	227	0.61%	0	0	0	0
	Mihhail Derbnev (Independent)		86	0	22	108	0.29%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Independence Party	EIP	46	0	8	54	0.14%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			32,489	41	4,830	37,360	100.00%	1	6	1	8
Rejected Votes			615	0	0	615	1.62%
Total Polled			33,104	41	4,830	37,975	56.17%
Registered Electors			67,563	41		67,604

The following candidates were elected:[20]

• Personal mandates - Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K), 8,584 votes.
• District mandates - Eldar Efendijev (K), 1,650 votes; Lembit Kaljuvee (K), 2,440 votes; Valeri Korb (K), 3,596 votes; Erki Nool (IRL), 1,397 votes; Kristiina Ojuland (RE), 2,127 votes; Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE), 1,578 votes.
• Compensatory mandates - Jaak Allik (SDE), 1,518 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 4 March 2007:[21][22][23]

Party			Votes			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas	Elec -tronic			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Estonian Centre Party	K	19,264	11	245	19,520	54.52%	1	3	0	4
	Estonian Reform Party	RE	5,370	6	195	5,571	15.56%	0	1	1	2
	People's Union of Estonia	ERL	3,121	3	76	3,200	8.94%	0	0	0	0
	Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	IRL	2,943	18	171	3,132	8.75%	0	0	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	SDE	1,441	3	71	1,515	4.23%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Greens	EER	1,163	5	95	1,263	3.53%	0	0	0	0
	Constitution Party	K	762	2	10	774	2.16%	0	0	0	0
	Party of Estonian Christian Democrats	EKD	463	5	11	479	1.34%	0	0	0	0
	Russian Party in Estonia	VEE	324	0	2	326	0.91%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Left Party	EVP	22	0	1	23	0.06%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			34,873	53	877	35,803	100.00%	1	4	1	6
Rejected Votes			536	2	0	538	1.48%
Total Polled			35,409	55	877	36,341	52.99%
Registered Electors			68,527	55		68,582

The following candidates were elected:[23]

• Personal mandates - Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K), 5,474 votes.
• District mandates - Eldar Efendijev (K), 3,751 votes; Valeri Korb (K), 4,039 votes; Tiit Kuusmik (K), 1,631 votes; and Jaanus Rahumägi (RE), 2,144 votes.
• Compensatory mandates - Rein Aidma (RE), 1,303 votes.

2003

Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 2 March 2003:[24][25][26]

Party			Votes		Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Estonian Centre Party	K	13,705	8	13,713	41.22%	1	2	0	3
	Union for the Republic–Res Publica	ÜVE-RP	5,622	9	5,631	16.93%	0	1	1	2
	Estonian Reform Party	RE	4,421	20	4,441	13.35%	0	1	1	2
	Estonian United People's Party	EÜRP	3,275	1	3,276	9.85%	0	0	0	0
	People's Union of Estonia	ERL	2,653	1	2,654	7.98%	0	0	0	0
	Moderate People's Party	RM	1,558	4	1,562	4.70%	0	0	0	0
	Pro Patria Union Party	I	1,359	12	1,371	4.12%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Christian People's Party	EKRP	261	1	262	0.79%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Independence Party	EIP	112	0	112	0.34%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party	ESDTP	90	0	90	0.27%	0	0	0	0
	Aleksei Kolpakov (Independent)		80	0	80	0.24%	0	0	0	0
	Russian Party in Estonia	VEE	77	0	77	0.23%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			33,213	56	33,269	100.00%	1	4	2	7
Rejected Votes			611	3	614	1.81%
Total Polled			33,824	59	33,883	52.27%
Registered Electors			64,759	59	64,818
Turnout			52.23%	100.00%	52.27%

The following candidates were elected:[26]

• Personal mandates - Mihhail Stalnuhhin (K), 4,626 votes.
• District mandates - Rein Aidma (RE), 1,573 votes; Mati Jostov (K), 2,627 votes; Ants Pauls (ÜVE-RP), 1,797 votes; and Kaarel Pürg (K), 1,440 votes.
• Compensatory mandates - Nelli Kalikova (ÜVE-RP), 755 votes; and Kristiina Ojuland (RE), 1,208 votes.

1992

Results of the 1992 parliamentary election held on 20 September 1992:[27][28][29]

Party			Votes		Total Votes	%	Seats
			Ida- Viru	Over -seas			Per.	Dis.	Com.	Tot.
	Popular Front of Estonia	R	5,442	8	5,450	20.66%	0	1	0	1
	Väino Viilup (Independent)		5,007	0	5,007	18.98%	0	0	0	0
	Pro Patria	I	3,391	138	3,529	13.38%	0	0	0	0
	Moderate	M	3,452	13	3,465	13.13%	0	0	0	0
	Safe Home	KK	2,555	9	2,564	9.72%	0	0	0	0
	Aldur Pääro (Independent)		1,310	2	1,312	4.97%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Union of Pensioners	EPL	1,076	0	1,076	4.08%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian National Independence Party	ERSP	897	121	1,018	3.86%	0	0	1	1
	Farmers' Assembly		884	8	892	3.38%	0	0	0	0
	Independent Kings	SK	649	4	653	2.47%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Citizen	EK	404	0	404	1.53%	0	0	0	0
	Estonian Entrepreneurs' Party	EEE	382	0	382	1.45%	0	0	0	0
	Left Option	V	282	0	282	1.07%	0	0	0	0
	Greens	R	270	6	276	1.05%	0	0	0	0
	The Democrats		75	0	75	0.28%	0	0	0	0
Valid Votes			26,076	309	26,385	100.00%	0	1	1	2
Rejected Votes			622	0	622	2.30%
Total Polled			26,698	309	27,007	71.11%
Registered Electors			37,664	316	37,980
Turnout			70.88%	97.78%	71.11%

The following candidates were elected:[29]

• District mandates - Olli Toomik (R), 1,883 votes.
• Compensatory mandates - Avo Kiir (ERSP), 624 votes.

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