1932 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia between 21 and 23 May 1932.

1932 Estonian parliamentary election

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100 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Konstantin Päts Jaan Tõnisson August Rei
Party AVK RKE ESTP
Last election 38 seats 26 seats 25 seats
Seats won 42 23 22
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 199,035 110,662 104,662
Percentage 39.8% 22.1% 20.9%

State Elder before election

Jaan Teemant
AVK

State Elder after election

Karl August Einbund
AVK

Background edit

Before the elections major shifts occurred in the political landscape. The Farmers' Assemblies (mostly backed by the "old farmers" and those somewhat more conservative and economically right-wing) and Settlers' Party (patriotic left-of-centre agrarian) merged to form the Union of Settlers and Smallholders, whilst the Estonian People's Party, the Christian People's Party, the Labour Party and the Landlords' Party merged to form the National Centre Party.

Results edit

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union of Settlers and Smallholders199,03539.7742+4
National Centre Party110,66222.1123–3
Estonian Socialist Workers' Party104,83520.9522–3
Left-wing Workers25,9665.195–1
Russian parties25,2465.045+3
German-Baltic PartySwedish People's League15,5273.1030
National Union of Labour9,5971.920New
Socialist Workers and Peasants–Russian Party5,1911.040New
Farmers' Association4,4530.890New
Total500,512100.001000
Valid votes500,51299.33
Invalid/blank votes3,3880.67
Total votes503,900100.00
Registered voters/turnout747,52867.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p583 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  • V Riigikogu valimised : 21.-23.maini 1932; Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo = Élections au parlement : de 21.-23. mai 1932; Bureau Central de Statistique de l'Estonie - Tallinn : Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo, 1932