1926 Estonian parliamentary election

1926 Estonian parliamentary election

← 1923 17 May 1926 1929 →

100 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader August Rei Jaan Teemant
Party ESTP Farmers' Assemblies
Last election 20 seats 23 seats
Seats won 24 23
Seat change Increase 4 Steady
Popular vote 119,914 111,960
Percentage 22.9% 21.4%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Rudolf Penno Otto Strandman
Party Settlers' Party Labour Party
Last election 4 seats 12 seats
Seats won 14 13
Seat change Increase 10 Increase 1
Popular vote 70,702 64,648
Percentage 13.5% 12.3%

State Elder before election

Jaan Teemant
Farmers' Assemblies

State Elder after election

Jaan Teemant
Farmers' Assemblies

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 15 and 17 May 1926. Before the elections, the electoral law was changed to create more stability by introducing a system of bonds and raising the electoral threshold to require a party to win a minimum of two seats.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Estonian Socialist Workers' Party119,91422.9124+4
Farmers' Assemblies111,96021.39230
Settlers' Party70,70213.5114+10
Estonian Labour Party64,64812.3513+1
Estonian People's Party38,8247.4280
Estonian Workers' Party30,3395.806–4
Christian People's Party28,1335.375–3
Russian parties17,4743.343–1
German-Baltic Party13,2782.542–1
Landlords' Party12,3552.3620
Tenants' Union6,6921.280–1
National Liberal Party4,8540.930–4
Working People's Union3,7040.7100
Country People's Union6030.1200
Total523,480100.001000
Valid votes523,48099.35
Invalid/blank votes3,4210.65
Total votes526,901100.00
Registered voters/turnout715,78373.61
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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