1912 Russian legislative election

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1912 Russian legislative election

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All 442 seats in the State Duma
222 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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Leader Alexander Guchkov Pavel Milyukov Ivan Yefryemov
Party Octobrist Kadet Progressists
Seats won 98 59 48

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Leader Julius Martov Aleksei Aladin
Party RSDLP Trudoviks
Seats won 14 10

Chairman before election

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

Chairman-designate

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire in September 1912 to elect the 442 members of the fourth State Duma.[1]

Results

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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]

PartySeats
Russian Nationalist120
Union of October 1798
Extreme Rightist65
Constitutional Democratic Party59
Progressive Party48
Minority Autonomists21
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party14
Trudoviks10
Independents7
Total442

Aftermath

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Theofanis G. Stavrou (1969) Russia Under the Last Tsar U of Minnesota Press, p108

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