Estonian parliamentary election, 1923
Estonian parliamentary election, 1923
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Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 5 and 7 May 1923. There were some controversies - some lists, most remarkably Communist, were declared void before the elections because of electoral law violations, and the results gave Estonia its most fragmented parliament ever.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
% |
|---|
| Farmers' Assemblies | 99,226 | 21.6 | 23 | +2 |
| Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 64,297 | 14.0 | 15 | –3 |
| Estonian Labour Party | 51,674 | 11.2 | 12 | –10 |
| Workers' United Front | 43,711 | 9.5 | 10 | +5 |
| Estonian People's Party | 34,646 | 7.5 | 8 | –2 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 33,700 | 7.3 | 8 | +1 |
| Independent Socialist Workers' Party | 21,704 | 4.7 | 5 | –6 |
| National Liberal Party | 20,670 | 4.5 | 4 | New |
| Russian parties | 18,829 | 4.1 | 4 | +3 |
| Settlers' Party | 17,266 | 3.8 | 4 | New |
| German-Baltic Party | 15,950 | 3.5 | 3 | –1 |
| Landlords' Party | 9,967 | 2.2 | 2 | New |
| Tenants' Union | 6,130 | 1.3 | 1 | New |
| Demobilised Soldiers' Union | 5,670 | 1.2 | 1 | New |
| Working People's Union | 3,996 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Swedish People's League | 3,600 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Smallholders of Saaremaa | 2,496 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Economic Group | 2,214 | 0.5 | 0 | –1 |
| Seto-Ingrian Group | 1,514 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Smallholders, Settlers, Rural and Urban Workers | 932 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Seto Smallholders | 639 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Country People's Party (Võru, Valga and Petseri) | 481 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Settlers and State Leaseholders | 475 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Country People's Party (Harju County) | 175 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Nationalists (Viru County) | 175 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Country People's Party (Tallinn) | 48 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 17,199 | – | – | – |
| Total | 477,284 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 702,542 | 67.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1] |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- II Riigikogu valimised: 5.-7. mail 1923 / Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo = Élections au parlement: de 5.-7. mai 1923 / Bureau Central de Statistique de l'Estonie - Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo, 1923 (Tallinn : Tallinna Eesti Kirjastus-Ühisus ; Narva: M. Minis)
