1912 Russian legislative election

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

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

Results

Around 51% of those elected were nobles, the highest during the Tsarist era. 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.

Party	Seats	+/–
Nationalists	120	+23
Union of October 17	98	–56
Right-wingers	65	+15
Constitutional Democratic Party	59	+5
Progressist Party	48	+20
Autonomists	21	–5
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party	14	–5
Trudoviks	10	–3
Independents	7	+7
Total	442	+1

Aftermath

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