Russian legislative election, 1912

Russian legislative election, September 1912
Russia
September 1912

All 434 seats to the
State Duma of the Russian Empire

218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Alexander Guchkov Pavel Milyukov Ivan Yefryemov
Party Union of October 17 Constitutional Democratic Party Progressive Party
Seats won 98 59 48

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Julius Martov Alexey Aladyin
Party Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Trudoviks
Seats won 14 10

Chairman before election

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

Chairman-designate

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

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politics and government of
Russia

Parliamentary elections were held in the Russian Empire in September 1912 to elect the fourth State Duma.[1]

Results

Around 51% of those elected were nobles, the highest during the Tsarist era.[1] Both the right- and left-wing increased their representation in the Duma; right-wing candidates won 153 seats and left-wingers 152, whilst the centrists, including the Union of October 17, were reduced to 130 seats.[1]

Party Seats +/–
Nationalists120+23
Union of October 1798–56
Right-wingers65+15
Constitutional Democratic Party59+5
Progressist Party48+20
Autonomists21–5
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party14–5
Trudoviks10–3
Independents7+7
Total442+1

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Union of October 17 became an opposition party due to its harassment by the government during the election.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Theofanis G. Stavrou (1969) Russia Under the Last Tsar U of Minnesota Press, p108
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