An election for

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representing Estonia constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the

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was held on 13 June 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The election was conducted using the

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with

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. The

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in Estonia was one of the lowest of all member countries at only 26.8%. A similar trend was visible in most of the new member states that joined the EU in 2004. The biggest winner was the

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, due to the popularity of their leading candidate

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, who received the vast majority of the party's votes.Distribution of mandates, Estonian National Electoral Committee
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and People's Union polled poorly. Ilves went on to become President of Estonia in October 2006, leaving his MEP seat to Katrin Saks.

Results

References

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