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1919 elections in Estonia
1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election|
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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.
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 152,341 | 33.27 | 41 |
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Estonian Labour Party | 114,879 | 25.09 | 30 |
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Estonian People's Party | 94,892 | 20.72 | 25 |
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Rural League | 29,989 | 6.55 | 8 |
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Socialists-Revolutionaries | 26,536 | 5.80 | 7 |
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Christian Democratic Party | 20,157 | 4.40 | 5 |
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German Party in Estonia | 11,462 | 2.50 | 3 |
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Russian National Union | 5,765 | 1.26 | 1 |
| Party of the Residents of Hiiumaa Island | 1,090 | 0.24 | 0 |
| All-Estonian Sailors' Union | 795 | 0.17 | 0 |
Total | 457,906 | 100.00 | 120 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 653,000 | – | |
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Source: McHale,
[4] Nohlen & Stöver
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