1926 Estonian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 15 and 17 May 1926. Before the elections the electoral law was changed to create more stability by introducing a system of bonds and raising the electoral threshold to require a party to win a minimum of two seats.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Estonian Socialist Workers' Party | 119,914 | 22.9 | 24 | +4 |
| Farmers' Assemblies | 111,960 | 21.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Settlers' Party | 70,702 | 13.5 | 14 | +10 |
| Estonian Labour Party | 64,648 | 12.3 | 13 | +1 |
| Estonian People's Party | 38,824 | 7.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Estonian Workers' Party | 30,339 | 5.8 | 6 | –4 |
| Christian People's Party | 28,133 | 5.4 | 5 | –3 |
| Russian parties | 17,474 | 3.3 | 3 | –1 |
| German-Baltic Party | 13,278 | 2.5 | 2 | –1 |
| Landlords' Party | 12,355 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tenants' Union | 6,692 | 1.3 | 0 | –1 |
| National Liberal Party | 4,854 | 0.9 | 0 | –4 |
| Working People's Union | 3,704 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Country People's Union | 603 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,421 | – | – | – |
| Total | 526,901 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 715,783 | 73.6 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1] | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
External links
- III Riigikogu valimised : 15.-17. mail 1926 Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo
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