Electoral district no. 12 () is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu, the national legislature of Estonia. The district was established in 1992 when the Riigikogu was re-established following Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union. It was renamed electoral district no. 11 in 1995 following the re-organisation of electoral districts but reverted to electoral district no. 12 in 2003. It is conterminous with the county of Pärnu. 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 66,852 registered electors.

Electoral system Electoral district no. 12 currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. 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. In the second stage, district mandates are allocated to parties by dividing their district votes by the district's simple quota. 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. 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. Any unallocated district seats are added to a national pool of compensatory seats. In the final stage, compensatory mandates are calculated based on the national vote and using a modified D'Hondt method. 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. Though calculated nationally, compensatory mandates are allocated at the district level.

Seats Seats allocated to electoral district no. 12 by the National Electoral Committee of Estonia at each election was as follows: 2023 - 7 2019 - 7 2015 - 8 2011 - 8 2007 - 8 2003 - 8 1999 - 8 1995 - 8 1992 - 9

Election results Summary

Election LeftEÜVP/EVP/ESDTP/Õ/V ConstitutionK/EÜRP/MKOE SocialDemocratsSDE/RM/M GreensEER/NJ/R CentreK/R ReformRE IsamaaI/IRL/I/I\ERSP/I ConservativePeople'sEKRE/ERL/EME/KMÜ Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2023 288 0.66% 2,938 6.70% 0 350 0.80% 0 5,006 11.41% 1 12,955 29.53% 2 4,375 9.97% 0 11,575 28.08% 22019 41 0.10% 2,780 6.75% 0 506 1.23% 0 7,913 19.20% 1 10,860 26.35% 2 5,045 12.24% 1 11,575 28.08% 22015 21 0.05% 4,641 11.76% 1 251 0.64% 0 7,544 19.12% 1 11,412 28.92% 2 5,337 13.53% 1 7,188 18.22% 12011 5,041 12.52% 1 4,344 10.79% 0 7,022 17.44% 1 11,480 28.52% 2 8,798 21.86% 1 839 2.08% 02007 43 0.11% 135 0.34% 0 4,285 10.82% 1 3,232 8.16% 0 8,823 22.28% 2 11,003 27.78% 2 7,854 19.83% 1 3,271 8.26% 02003 148 0.41% 491 1.36% 0 2,357 6.54% 0 8,243 22.86% 2 4,570 12.67% 1 3,138 8.70% 0 5,611 15.56% 11999 604 1.65% 0 3,915 10.71% 0 8,713 23.83% 1 4,747 12.98% 1 4,760 13.02% 1 3,633 9.94% 01995 1,162 2.61% 660 1.49% 0 1,718 3.87% 0 342 0.77% 0 6,689 15.05% 1 7,026 15.81% 1 2,427 5.46% 0 18,670 42.01% 31992 1,055 2.62% 1,324 3.29% 0 370 0.92% 0 6,770 16.82% 1 10,061 24.99% 2 (Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed

2023 Results of the 2023 parliamentary election held on 5 March 2023:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party REF 4,983 29 7,747 12,955 29.53% 0 2 0 2 Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 8,403 111 2,727 11,398 25.98% 0 2 0 2 Estonia 200 EE200 2,344 15 3,193 5,611 12.79% 0 1 1 2 Estonian Centre Party KESK 3,324 0 1,618 5,006 11.41% 0 1 0 1 Isamaa IE 2,427 9 1,887 4,375 9.97% 0 0 1 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 1,396 6 1,499 2,938 6.70% 0 0 0 0 Parempoolsed 462 1 474 951 2.17% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 157 4 181 350 0.80% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United Left Party EÜVP 225 2 58 288 0.66% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 23,721 177 19,384 43,872 100.00% 0 6 2 8Rejected votes 230 7 0 241 0.55% Total polled 23,951 184 19,384 44,113 62.13% Registered electors 64,620 6,383 71,003

The following candidates were elected: District mandates - Annely Akkermann (REF), 4,381 votes; Mart Helme (EKRE), 6,130 votes; Toomas Kivimägi (REF), 4,099 votes; Andrei Korobeinik (KESK), 1,973 votes; Alar Laneman (EKRE), 1,802 votes; and Kadri Tali (EE200), 2,092 votes. Compensatory mandates - Andres Metsoja (IE), 1,607 votes; and Peeter Tali (EE200), 1,159 votes.

2019 Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 3 March 2019:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Elec- tronic Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 8,116 100 3,359 11,575 28.08% 1 1 0 2 Estonian Reform Party RE 5,165 36 5,659 10,860 26.35% 0 2 1 3 Estonian Centre Party K 5,855 12 2,046 7,913 19.20% 0 1 0 1 Isamaa I 2,827 16 2,202 5,045 12.24% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 1,503 9 1,268 2,780 6.75% 0 0 0 0 Estonia 200 683 10 697 1,390 3.37% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Biodiversity Party 277 4 343 624 1.51% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 258 5 243 506 1.23% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Free Party EVA 277 4 200 481 1.17% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United Left Party EÜVP 29 1 11 41 0.10% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 24,990 197 16,028 41,215 100.00% 1 5 1 7Rejected votes 206 1 0 207 0.50% Total polled 25,196 198 16,028 41,422 61.96% Registered electors 66,278 574 66,852

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Mart Helme (EKRE), 9,170 votes. District mandates - Annely Akkermann (RE), 2,397 votes; Toomas Kivimägi (RE), 5,202 votes; Alar Laneman (EKRE), 673 votes; Andres Metsoja (I), 2,228 votes; and Kadri Simson (K), 5,741 votes. Compensatory mandates - Jüri Jaanson (RE), 1,139 votes.

2015 Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 1 March 2015:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 7,428 17 3,967 11,412 28.92% 1 1 0 2 Estonian Centre Party K 6,686 17 841 7,544 19.12% 1 0 0 1 Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 5,516 10 1,662 7,188 18.22% 1 0 0 1 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 3,520 24 1,793 5,337 13.53% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 3,166 13 1,462 4,641 11.76% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Free Party EVA 1,608 5 983 2,596 6.58% 0 0 0 0 Party of People's Unity RÜE 295 0 86 381 0.97% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 145 3 103 251 0.64% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 73 0 15 88 0.22% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United Left Party EÜVP 20 0 1 21 0.05% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 28,457 89 10,913 39,459 100.00% 3 3 0 6Rejected votes 300 3 0 303 0.76% Total polled 28,757 92 10,913 39,762 60.57% Registered electors 65,554 92 65,646

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Mart Helme (EKRE), 6,714 votes; Toomas Kivimägi (RE), 7,603 votes; and Kadri Simson (K), 5,726 votes. District mandates - Jüri Jaanson (RE), 1,328 votes; Andres Metsoja (IRL), 2,207 votes; and Indrek Saar (SDE), 1,944 votes.

2011 Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 6 March 2011:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 8,421 22 3,037 11,480 28.52% 0 2 0 2 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 6,399 63 2,336 8,798 21.86% 0 1 1 2 Estonian Centre Party K 6,316 7 699 7,022 17.44% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 3,761 10 1,270 5,041 12.52% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Greens EER 3,367 11 966 4,344 10.79% 0 0 0 0 Mark Soosaar (Independent) 1,490 5 379 1,874 4.66% 0 0 0 0 People's Union of Estonia ERL 692 0 147 839 2.08% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 357 2 69 428 1.06% 0 0 0 0 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats EKD 130 0 52 182 0.45% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 117 0 19 136 0.34% 0 0 0 0 Heiki Merirand (Independent) 98 2 11 111 0.28% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 31,148 122 8,985 40,255 100.00% 0 5 1 6Rejected votes 402 2 0 404 0.99% Total polled 31,550 124 8,985 40,659 58.83% Registered electors 68,986 124 69,110

The following candidates were elected: District mandates - Annely Akkermann (IRL), 3,257 votes; Rein Lang (RE), 3,922 votes; Väino Linde (RE), 2,632 votes; Marianne Mikko (SDE), 2,093 votes; and Kadri Simson (K), 3,854 votes. Compensatory mandates - Toomas Tõniste (IRL), 1,864 votes.

2007 Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 4 March 2007:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 10,432 13 558 11,003 27.78% 0 2 0 2 Estonian Centre Party K 8,677 9 137 8,823 22.28% 0 2 0 2 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 7,178 192 484 7,854 19.83% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 4,059 15 211 4,285 10.82% 0 1 0 1 People's Union of Estonia ERL 3,179 2 90 3,271 8.26% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 3,031 7 194 3,232 8.16% 0 0 1 1 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats EKD 525 1 18 544 1.37% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 229 1 13 243 0.61% 0 0 0 0 Constitution Party K 133 0 2 135 0.34% 0 0 0 0 Aare Kambla (Independent) 86 0 6 92 0.23% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 76 0 2 78 0.20% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Left Party EVP 42 0 1 43 0.11% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 37,647 240 1,716 39,603 100.00% 0 6 1 7Rejected votes 363 5 0 368 0.92% Total polled 38,010 245 1,716 39,971 57.67% Registered electors 69,061 245 69,306

The following candidates were elected: District mandates - Kalle Laanet (K), 2,260 votes; Väino Linde (RE), 2,855 votes; Kadri Must (K), 2,008 votes; Mati Raidma (RE), 3,694 votes; Mark Soosaar (SDE), 1,374 votes; and Trivimi Velliste (IRL), 2,982 votes. Compensatory mandates - Mart Jüssi (EER), 1,265 votes.

2003 Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 2 March 2003:

Party Votes Total Votes % SeatsPärnu Expat- riates Union for the Republic–Res Publica ÜVE-RP 10,354 34 10,388 28.81% 1 1 0 2 Estonian Centre Party K 8,236 7 8,243 22.86% 0 2 0 2 People's Union of Estonia ERL 5,606 5 5,611 15.56% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Reform Party RE 4,569 1 4,570 12.67% 0 1 0 1 Pro Patria Union Party I 3,061 77 3,138 8.70% 0 0 1 1 Moderate People's Party RM 2,347 10 2,357 6.54% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United People's Party EÜRP 491 0 491 1.36% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 484 1 485 1.34% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Christian People's Party EKRP 299 1 300 0.83% 0 0 0 0 Aino Värbu (Independent) 251 0 251 0.70% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party ESDTP 148 0 148 0.41% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 77 1 78 0.22% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 35,923 137 36,060 100.00% 1 5 1 7Rejected votes 393 48 441 1.21% Total polled 36,316 185 36,501 54.34% Registered electors 66,990 185 67,175 Turnout 54.21% 100.00% 54.34%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Külvar Mand (ÜVE-RP), 5,873 votes. District mandates - Toomas Alatalu (K), 1,384 votes; Väino Linde (RE), 1,309 votes; Jaanus Männik (ERL), 2,115 votes; Mark Soosaar (K), 1,525 votes; and Ela Tomson (ÜVE-RP), 1,652 votes. Compensatory mandates - Trivimi Velliste (I), 1,424 votes.

1999 Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 7 March 1999: