Elections to the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly () were never finished as a result of events in the

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and the following.

Organization

There were 301 seats contested to the

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in 13 electoral districts starting on . The elections were proclaimed on November 20 by the Third Universal of the

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of the

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. The Universal proclaimed that the Constituent Assembly would convene on . The elections were conducted by the Electoral Bureau of the General Secretary of Internal Affairs directed by Mykhailo Kovenko. The Universal proclaimed that the Constituent Assembly's 301 deputies were to be elected by a direct universal, equal and secret vote on the basis of

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of 1 deputy per 100,000 constituents. Male and female citizens aged 20 and over who have attained the right to vote were allowed to participate in the elections.

Preparation

Right before elections the

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tried to sabotage the elections through another coup-d'etat that was scheduled to take place on December 24 to establish the Soviet power in Ukraine. However, that attempt was effectively extinguished, all Bolshevik military formations were disarmed, and sent by train to the

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including the 2nd Guard Corps led by

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that was stopped near

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en route to

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in support of the mutiny. On December 30 the government of Russia (

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) issued an ultimatum to reinstate legal rights of Bolshevik military formations in Ukraine, which was ignored.

Results

According to the results, 171 of the 301 deputies were elected in regions where the

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were not in power. Over 70 percent of the total votes cast were for Ukrainian political parties while only 10 percent went to the Bolsheviks. Following political turmoil, the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly never convened and the Central Council took on its responsibilities. The elections were paused due to the invasion of Russia and the chaos that was spread as the result of it. The

announced that it will act as the legislative body until the Assembly will be convened.

References

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