1912 Russian legislative election
September 1912
All 442 seats in the State Duma
222 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Alexander Guchkov Pavel Milyukov Ivan Yefryemov
Party Octobrist Cadet Progressists
Seats won 98 59 48
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Julius Martov Alexey Aladyin
Party RSDLP Trudoviks
Seats won 14 10
Chairman before election

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

 Chairman-designate

Mikhail Rodzianko
Union of October 17

Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire in September 1912 to elect the fourth State Duma.[1]

Results

Around 51% of those elected were nobles, the highest during the Tsarist era.[1] 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.[1]

PartySeats
Nationalists120
Union of October 1798
Right-wing65
Constitutional Democratic Party59
Progressive Party48
Autonomists21
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party14
Trudoviks10
Independents7
Total442

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Union of October 17 became an opposition party due to its harassment by the government during the election.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Theofanis G. Stavrou (1969) Russia Under the Last Tsar U of Minnesota Press, p108
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