1912 Russian legislative election

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

September 1912 Russian legislative election

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 Cadet Progressive Party
Seats won 98 59 48
Seat change 56 5 20

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Julius Martov Alexey Aladyin
Party Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Trudoviks
Seats won 14 10
Seat change 5 3

Chairman before election

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

Chairman-designate

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

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