1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election
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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Estonia on 5–7 April 1919.[1] The elections were called by the Estonian Provisional Government during the Estonian War of Independence. The Assembly was elected by party-list proportional representation in one nationwide district using the D'Hondt method.[2] Eligible voters included soldiers at the front. The elections were won by left-wing and centrist parties.[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 152,341 | 33.27 | 41 | |
| Estonian Labour Party | 114,879 | 25.09 | 30 | |
| Estonian People's Party | 94,892 | 20.72 | 25 | |
| Rural League | 29,989 | 6.55 | 8 | |
| Socialists-Revolutionaries | 26,536 | 5.80 | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 20,157 | 4.40 | 5 | |
| German Party in Estonia | 11,462 | 2.50 | 3 | |
| Russian National Union | 5,765 | 1.26 | 1 | |
| Party of the Residents of Hiiumaa Island | 1,090 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| All-Estonian Sailors' Union | 795 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| Total | 457,906 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 653,000 | – | ||
| Source: McHale,[4] Nohlen & Stöver[2] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Chronology at riigikogu.ee
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Estonia; p. 140 ISBN 0-8108-4904-6
- ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p397 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
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