Estonian parliamentary election, 1929

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Estonian parliamentary elections, 1929 to form the IV Riigikogu were held in 11.-13. may of 1929.

[edit] Results

Eligible voters: 712,670 without the army
Turnout: 508,106 (69.3% (% with army)
Invalid votes: 3,110 (with army); 0.6%
Valid votes: 504,996; 99.4% (with army)

Electoral Bloc/Party (Estonian-language name Votes % Seats
Estonian Socialist Workers Party (Eesti Sotsialistlik Tööliste Partei), social-democratic 121,024 24,0% 25
Farmers Unions (Põllumeeste kogud), agrarian conservative 116,715 23,1% 24
Settlers party, actually Settlers, state's leaseholders and littlefarmers (Asunikud, riigirentnikud ja väikepõllupidajad), agrarian patriotic center-left 69,069 13,7% 14
Labor Party (Tööerakond), originally nonmarxist left, moving right 51,527 10,2% 10
Peoples Party (Rahvaerakond), center-right conservative 45,033 8,9% 9
Estonian Workers Party (Eesti Tööliste Partei), originally radical left, overtaken by Estonian Communist Party 31,094 6,2% 6
Christian Peoples Party (Kristlik Rahvaerakond), christian conservative 20,863 4,1% 4
German-Swedish electoral bloc (Saksa-Rootsi valimisblokk) 16,235 3,2% 3
Real Estate Owners, Tradesmen etc. (Majaomanikud, kaupmehed jne.) 14,627 2,9% 3
Russian National Union (Vene Rahvuslik Liit) 12,797 2,5% 2
Workers, Tenants, Fishermen and Littlelandholders (Töölised, üürnikud, kalamehed ja väikemaapidajad) 6,012 1,2%

[edit] Sources

  • IV Riigikogu valimised : 11.-13. maini 1929 / [koostanud A. Tooms] ; Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo = Élections au parlement : de 11.-13. mai 1929 / Bureau Central de Statistique de l'Estonie Tallinn, 1929 (Tallinn : Riigi trükikoda)


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