Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n parliamentary elections, 1926 to form the III Riigikogu were held in 15.-17. may of 1926. Before those elections the electoral law was changed to create more stability:
1. the system of bonds was introduced;
2. there was introduced an electoral threshold of winning enough votes for at least two seats

Results

Eligible voters: 701,769 without the army

Turnout: 514,595 (73,3%) (+ 12,306 in the army)

Invalid votes: 3,421 (with army); 0.6%

Valid votes: 523,480; 99.4% (with army)

Party Political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...	Ideology	Votes	%	swing Swing (politics) An electoral swing analysis shows the extent of change in voter support from one election to another. It is an indicator of voter support for individual candidates or political parties, or voter preference between two or more candidates or parties...	MPs Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...	% of MPs	% of MPs swing
Estonian Socialist Workers' Party (Eesti Sotsialistlik Tööliste Partei)	Social democratic	119,915	22.9%	4.2%	24	24%	4%
Farmers' Assemblies (Põllumeeste Kogud)	Agrarianism Agrarianism Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values... , conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...	111,960	21.4%	0.2%	23	23%	—
Association of Settlers, State's Leaseholders and Littlefarmers (Asunikkude, Väikepõllupidajate ja Riigirentnikkude Koondus)	Agrarianism Agrarianism Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values... , centre-left Centre-left Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...	70,702	13.5%	9.8%	14	14%	10%
Estonian Labour Party (Eesti Tööerakond)	Centre-left Centre-left Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...	64,648	12.3%	1.1%	13	13%	1%
Estonian People's Party (Eesti Rahvaerakond)	Centre-right Centre-right The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...	38,824	7.4%	0.1%	8	8%	—
Estonian Workers' Party (Eesti Tööliste Partei)	Communism Communism Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...	30,339	5.8%	3.7%	6	6%	4%
Christian People's Party (Kristlik Rahvaerakond)	Christian conservatism Christian conservative Christian conservative may refer to political position:*Christian right*Christian agrarian conservatism of Europe...	28,133	5.4%	1.9%	5	5%	3%
Combined List of Russian People (Vene Rahva ühendatud nimekiri)	Minority interests Political parties of minorities Ethnic parties aim to represent an ethnic group in a political system, be it a sovereign state or a subnational entity. An alternate designation is 'Political parties of minorities', but they should not be mistaken with regionalist or separatist parties, whose purpose is territorial autonomy.-...	17,474	3.3%	0.8%	3	3%	2%
German-Baltic Party (Saksa-Balti Erakond)	Minority interests Political parties of minorities Ethnic parties aim to represent an ethnic group in a political system, be it a sovereign state or a subnational entity. An alternate designation is 'Political parties of minorities', but they should not be mistaken with regionalist or separatist parties, whose purpose is territorial autonomy.-...	13,278	2.5%	0.9%	3	3%	1%
All-state Union of Houseowners' Societies and other supporters of private property (Üleriikline Majaomanikkude Seltside Liit ja teised eraomanduse pooldajad)	Interest group	12,355	2.4%	0.2%	2	2%	—
Estonian Tenants' Union (Eesti Üürnikkude Liit)	Interest group	6,692	1.3%	0.1%	—	—	1%
National Liberal Party (Rahvuslik-Vabameelne Erakond)	Liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... , right-wing Right-wing politics In politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...	4,854	0.9%	3.6%	—	—	4%
Working People's Union (Töörahva Liit)	Liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... , right-wing Right-wing politics In politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...	3,704	0.7%	0.2%	—	—	—
Country People's Union (Maarahva Liit)	Agrarianism Agrarianism Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values... , conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...	603	0.1%	0.0%	—	—	—
Total valid votes		523,481	100.0%		100
Results of the Estonian Socialist Workers' Party are compared to the sum of Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party and Independent Socialist Workers' Party. Results of the Estonian Workers' Party are compared to the Working People's Common Front. Results of the Country People's Union are compared to the sum of three regional Country People's Parties.

Sources

• III Riigikogu valimised : 15.-17. mail 1926 / Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo = Élections au parlement : de 15.-17. mai 1926 / Bureau Central de Statistique de l'Estonie - Tallinn : Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo, 1927 (Tallinn : Riigi trükikoda)