1912 Russian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Russian Empire in September 1912 to elect the fourth State Duma.[1]
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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 | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Union of October 17 | 99 | –49 |
| Nationalists | 88 | +5 |
| Right-wingers | 64 | +8 |
| Constitutional Democratic Party | 57 | +4 |
| Progressist Party | 47 | +19 |
| Centrists | 33 | New |
| Autonomists | 21 | –5 |
| Russian Social Democratic Labour Party | 14 | –5 |
| Trudoviks | 10 | –4 |
| Independents | 4 | –3 |
| Total | 437 | +2 |
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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
- Theofanis G. Stavrou (1969) Russia Under the Last Tsar U of Minnesota Press, p108
- Walsh, Warren B. (1950). "Political Parties in the Russian Dumas". The Journal of Modern History. 22 (2): 148.
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