1920 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 27 and 29 November 1920, the first held under the 1920 constitution. 100 deputies were elected into the new Riigikogu by party lists in 10 regions, by which one party or electoral bloc could put up several lists in one region. Seats were still distributed on the state level, where votes for different lists were summed up by their political affiliation and then seats distributed using d'Hondt formula. Thereafter seats for one party or bloc were distributed between different lists of that political force using the same formula.

1920 Estonian parliamentary election

29 November 1920 1923 →

100 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Otto Strandman Konstantin Päts August Rei
Party Labour Party Farmers' Assemblies ESTP
Last election 30 seats 8 seats 41 seats
Seats won 22 21 18
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 13 Decrease 23
Popular vote 99,030 97,825 80,211
Percentage 21.02% 20.76% 17.02%

Prime Minister before election

Ants Piip
Labour Party

State Elder after election

Konstantin Päts
Farmers' Assemblies

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Estonian Labour Party99,03021.0222–8
Farmers' Assemblies97,82520.7621+13
Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party80,21117.0218–23
Estonian Independent Socialist Workers' Party50,11910.6411+4
Estonian People's Party48,97210.3910–15
Christian Democratic Party35,4207.527+2
Central Committee of Tallinn Trade Unions24,8495.275New
German-Baltic Party18,4443.914+1
Russian National Union4,7441.0110
Economic Group4,9481.051New
Russian People's Union3,8760.820New
Citizens of the Republic of Estonia at Lake Peipus1,3440.290New
Men of Our Mats6140.130New
Fighting Army of the Republic of Estonia2210.050New
Jewish Minority2110.040New
Jewish National Minority1840.040New
Christian Group1680.040New
Eligible voters of Kuigatsi Parish480.010New
Total471,228100.00100–20
Registered voters/turnout653,000
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, pp574–586 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  • II Riigikogu valimised : 5.-7. mail 1923 / Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo = Élections au parlement : de 5.-7. mai 1923 / Bureau Central de Statistique de l'Estonie - Tallinn : Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo, 1923 (Tallinn : Tallinna Eesti Kirjastus-Ühisus ; Narva : M. Minis)