Legislative elections were held in the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
in September 1912 to elect the 442 members of the
fourth State Duma
The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia), Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council (Russia), Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of Russia, Constitution of t ...
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[Theofanis G. Stavrou (1969) ''Russia Under the Last Tsar'' U of Minnesota Press, p108]
Electoral Process
The elections to the fourth State Duma were conducted on Electoral Law 1907, which were the same laws as the third State Duma had been elected under in the
October 1907 Russian legislative election.
Results
Around 51% of those elected were nobles, the highest during the Tsarist era.
[ Both the right- and left-wing increased their representation in the Duma; right-wing candidates won 153 seats and left-wingers 152, whilst the centrists, including the Union of October 17, were reduced to 130 seats.][
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Aftermath
Following the elections, the Union of October 17 became an opposition party due to its harassment by the government during the election.[
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See also
* History of Russia (1894–1917)
* Russian Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on 22 January 1905 and led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906, t ...
* Coup of June 1907
* Stolypin reforms
* Vyborg Manifesto
* October Manifesto
* Electoral college
An electoral college is a body whose task is to elect a candidate to a particular office. It is mostly used in the political context for a constitutional body that appoints the head of state or government, and sometimes the upper parliament ...
* Zemstvo
* United Nobility
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References
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Russia
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Russia
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Legislative
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Legislative elections in Russia
Russia
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