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1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election

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1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election

← 1917 7 April 1919 1920 →

120 seats in the Constituent Assembly
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader August Rei Otto Strandman Jaan Tõnisson
Party ESTP Labour Party People's Party
Seats won 41 30 25
Popular vote 152,341 114,879 94,892
Percentage 33.27% 25.09% 20.72%

Prime Minister of the Provisional Government before election

Konstantin Päts
Estonian Country People's Union

Elected Prime Minister

Otto Strandman
Labour Party

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

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PartyVotes%Seats
Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party152,34133.2741
Estonian Labour Party114,87925.0930
Estonian People's Party94,89220.7225
Rural League29,9896.558
Socialists-Revolutionaries26,5365.807
Christian Democratic Party20,1574.405
German Party in Estonia11,4622.503
Russian National Union5,7651.261
Party of the Residents of Hiiumaa Island1,0900.240
All-Estonian Sailors' Union7950.170
Total457,906100.00120
Registered voters/turnout653,000
Source: McHale,[4] Nohlen & Stöver[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chronology at riigikogu.ee
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p581 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Historical Dictionary of Estonia; p. 140 ISBN 0-8108-4904-6
  4. ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p397 ISBN 0-313-23804-9