Estonian parliamentary election, 1929
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Estonia
n parliamentary elections, 1929 to form the 4th Riigikogu
were held on 11–13 May 1929.
Turnout: 508,106 (69.3%) (with army)
Invalid votes: 3,110 (with army); 0.6%
Valid votes: 504,996; 99.4% (with army)
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, 1929 to form the 4th Riigikogu
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu...
were held on 11–13 May 1929.
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)
| 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 | 121,024 | 24.0% | 1.1% | 25 | 25% | 1% |
| 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... |
116,715 | 23.1% | 1.7% | 24 | 24% | 1% |
| Association of Settlers, State's Leaseholders and Littlefarmers (Asunikkude, Riigirentnikkude ja Väikepõllupidajate 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... |
69,069 | 13.7% | 0.2% | 14 | 14% | — |
| 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... |
51,527 | 10.2% | 2.1% | 10 | 10% | 3% |
| 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... |
45,035 | 8.9% | 1.5% | 9 | 9% | 1% |
| Combined list of the Estonian Workers' Party, urban and rural working people, littlefarmers, settlers, leaseholders and all proletarians (Eesti Tööliste Partei, linna- ja maatöörahva, popside, asunikkude, rentnikkude ja kõigi kehvikute ühine nimekiri) |
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... |
31,004 | 6.1% | 0.3% | 6 | 6% | — |
| Christian People's Party (Kristlik Rahvaerakond) |
Christian conservatism Christian conservative Christian conservative may refer to political position:*Christian right*Christian agrarian conservatism of Europe... |
20,863 | 4.1% | 1.2% | 4 | 4% | 1% |
| German-Swedish Electoral Block (Saksa-Rootsi valimisblokk) |
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.-... |
16,235 | 3.2% | 0.7% | 3 | 3% | 1% |
| Houseowners, Merchants, Manufacturers and other supporters of private property (Majaomanikud, kaupmehed, töösturid ja teised eraomandust pooldajad) |
Interest group | 14,627 | 2.9% | 0.5% | 3 | 3% | 1% |
| Russian National Union (Vene Rahvuslik Liit) |
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.-... |
12,797 | 2.5% | 0.8% | 2 | 2% | 1% |
| Workers, Tenants, Fishers and Littlefarmers (Töölised, üürnikud, kalamehed ja väikemaapidajad) |
Left-wing Left-wing politics In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society... |
6,012 | 1.2% | 0.2% | — | — | — |
| Total valid votes | 504,908 | 100.0% | 100 | ||||
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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)