1912 Russian legislative election

Russian legislative election, September 1912

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 Constitutional Democratic Party Progressive Party Seats won 98 59 48   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Julius Martov Alexey Aladyin Party Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Trudoviks Seats won 14 10
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.