1926 Estonian parliamentary election

none Estonia parliamentary Members of the 2nd Riigikogu 1923 Estonian parliamentary election 1923 Members of the 3rd Riigikogu 1929 Estonian parliamentary election 1929 100 seats in the Riigikogu 51 17 May 1926 August Rei August Rei (cropped).jpg Estonian Socialist Workers' Party 20 seats 24 4 119,914 22.9% Jaan Teemant Jaan teemant.jpg Farmers' Assemblies 23 seats 23 111,960 21.4% Rudolf Penno Settlers' Party 4 seats 14 10 70,702 13.5% Prime minister Otto Strandman.jpg Otto Strandman Estonian Labour Party 12 seats 13 1 64,648 12.3% State Elder State Elder after election Jaan Teemant Farmers' Assemblies Jaan Teemant Farmers' Assemblies Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 15 and 17 May 1926. Before the elections, the electoral law was changed to create more stability by introducing a system of bonds and raising the electoral threshold to require a party to win a minimum of two seats. Results Estonian Socialist Workers' Party 119914 24 +4 Farmers' Assemblies 111960 23 0 Settlers' Party 70702 14 +10 Estonian Labour Party 64648 13 +1 Estonian People's Party 38824 8 0 Estonian Workers' Party 30339 6 –4 Christian People's Party 28133 5 –3 Russian parties 17474 3 –1 #1F72AC German-Baltic Party 13278 2 –1 Landlords' Party 12355 2 0 Tenants' Union 6692 0 –1 National Liberal Party 4854 0 –4 Working People's Union 3704 0 0 Country People's Union 603 0 0 3421 0 715783 Nohlen & StöverDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 978-3-8329-5609-7 See also III Riigikogu References External links III Riigikogu valimised : 15.-17. mail 1926 Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo Category:Parliamentary elections in Estonia Estonia Parliamentary Estonia