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1926 Estonian Parliamentary Election
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 See also *III Riigikogu References External linksIII Riigikogu valimised : 15.-17. mail 1926Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo Parliamentary elections in Estonia Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ... 1926 in Estonia {{Estonia-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and elects (either alone or, if necessary, together with representatives of local government within a broader electoral college) the President. The ''Riigikogu'' also ratifies significant foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary obligations, bring about changes in the law, etc.; approves the budget presented by the government as law and monitors the executive power. History History April 23, 1919, the opening session of the Estonian Constituent Assembly is considered the founding date of the Parliament of Estonia. Established under the 1920 constitution, the Riigikogu had 100 members elected for a three year term on the basis of proportional representation. Elections were fixed for the first Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Estonia)
The Christian People's Party ( et, Kristlik Rahvaerakond, KRE) was a political party in Estonia between 1919 and 1931. History The party had its roots in the campaign for the 1918 Constituent Assembly elections, which was contested by a group known as the "Independent Christians".Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p374 The Christian Democratic Party (''Kristlik Demokraatlik Partei'', KDP) was established the following year by the Independent Christians and some defectors from the Estonian People's Party. The new party won five seats in the Constituent Assembly elections that year.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p581 The KDP went on to win seven seats in the 1920 elections, and joined Konstantin Päts' Farmers' Assemblies-led the government on 5 January 1921, being given the Education ministry post. However, the following year it caused a split in the government by introducing a bill to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Elections In Estonia
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which it is accountable. In a parliamentary system, the head of state is usually a person distinct from the head of government. This is in contrast to a presidential system, where the head of state often is also the head of government and, most importantly, where the executive does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature. Countries with parliamentary systems may be constitutional monarchies, where a monarch is the head of state while the head of government is almost always a member of parliament, or parliamentary republics, where a mostly ceremonial president is the head of state while the head of government is regularly from the legislature. In a few parliamentary republics, amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Riigikogu
III Riigikogu was the third legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1926 elections (held on 15–17 May 1926). It sat between 15 June 1926 and 14 June 1929, before the next round of elections were held. Parties and seats Officers The following is a list of the Riigikogu's officers during the third legislative session:"III Riigikogu, 15.06.1926-14.06.1929" , '''' ]. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Chairman Karl Einbund, f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Electi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Liberal Party (Estonia)
The National Liberal Party ( et, Rahvuslik Vabameelne Partei, RVP) was a political party in Estonia. History The party was established by Johan Pitka in 1922 and ran in the 1923 parliamentary elections, winning four seats with 4.5% of the vote. The 1926 elections saw its vote share fall to just 0.9%, and the party lost all four seats. It did not contest elections again.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p577 References {{Authority control Defunct political parties in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenants' Union
The Tenants' Union ( et, Üürnikkude Liit) was a political party in Estonia. History The party first ran in national elections in 1923, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p577 when it won a single seat in the parliamentary elections with 1.3% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p586 Despite maintaining their vote share in the 1926 elections, the party lost its only seat in the Riigikogu due to the electoral threshold The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ... being raised to require parties to win a minimum of two seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p568 The party did not contest any further elections. References {{Estonian political parties Defunct political parties in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landlords' Party
The Landlords' Party ( et, Üleriiklik Majaomanike Seltside Liit, lit. ''National Landlords' Societies Union''), also known as the House Owners' Party, was a political party in Estonia. History The party was formed prior to the parliamentary elections.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p384 In the elections it won two seats in the Riigikogu with 2.2% of the vote. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p586 The 1926 elections saw the party increase its vote share to 2.4% and retain both seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p583 Closely aligned with the Farmers' Assemblies party, the Landlords Party joined Jaan Teemant's cabinet in July 1926 and remained in government until December 1927. In the 1929 elections the party won three seats with 2.9% of the vote, and in February 1931 they joined Konstantin Päts government. In February 1932 the party merged into the National Centre Party, which had recently been fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-Baltic Party
The German-Baltic Party ( et, Saksa-Balti erakond; german: Deutsch-baltische Partei in Estland, DbPE) was a political party in Estonia representing the German minority. History The party was established on 27 November 1918 under the name German Party in Estonia (german: Deutsche Partei in Estland, et, Saksa Erakond Eestimaal) in preparation for the Constituent Assembly elections the following April. Following the Estonian War of Independence, the party was renamed the German-Baltic Party. The party won three seats in the elections in April 1919. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p581 In the parliamentary elections in 1920 it won four seats, but was reduced to three seats in the 1923 elections and two seats in the 1926 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1926. Africa * 1926 Egyptian parliamentary election * 1926 Lagos by-election * 1926 Northern Rhodesian general election * 1926 South West African legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russians In Estonia
In Estonia, the population of ethnic Russians is estimated at 315,000, most of whom live in the capital city Tallinn and other urban areas of Harju and Ida-Viru counties. While a small settlement of Russian Old Believers on the coast of Lake Peipus has an over 300-year old history, the large majority of the ethnic Russian population in the country originates from the immigration from Russia and other parts of the former USSR during the 1944-1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia. Early contacts The Estonian name for Russians ''vene'', ''venelane'' derives from an old Germanic loan ''veneð'' referring to the Wends, speakers of a Slavic language who lived on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The troops of prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kievan Rus' defeated Estonian '' Chuds'' in ca. 1030 and established a fort of ''Yuryev'' (in modern-day Tartu), which may have survived there until ca. 1061, when the fort's defenders were defeated and driven out by the tribe of ''Sosols''. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Workers' Party
The Estonian Workers' Party ( et, Eesti Tööliste Partei) was a political party in Estonia. History The party was a front for the Communist Party, which had used umbrella organisations to participate in politics since being banned in 1918. In the 1926 elections the party won six seats,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p586 a decrease on the ten seats the Communists won in the 1923 elections running under the guise of the Workers' United Front. The 1929 elections saw the party retain its six seats. For the 1932 elections the Communists ran as the Left-wing Workers The Left-wing Workers ( et, Pahempoolsed töölised ja kehvikud) was a political party in Estonia. History The party was a front for the Communist Party,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p587 which ....Nohlen & Stöver, p583 References Defunct political parties in Estonia Communist parties in Estonia {{E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Rei
August Rei VR III/1 ( – 29 March 1963) was an Estonian politician, the Head of State (''Riigivanem'') of Estonia in 1928–1929, and the Prime Minister in duties of the President of Estonia in the government in exile in 1945–1963. Early life and education August Rei was born in Kurla, Pilistvere parish, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Türi Parish, Järva County). Rei studied in the Tartu Emperor Alexander High School (the former State High School of the Livonian Governorate), but graduated from the Novgorod State High School. In 1904–1905 and 1907–1911, studied law in the St. Petersburg University. Beginnings of political influence In 1905–1907, Rei participated in the Russian revolution of 1905. In 1906, he edited the underground paper ''Sotsiaaldemokraat'' (''Social Democrat'') in Tallinn. Between 1912 and 1913, he was in compulsory army service. In 1913–1914 he worked as a lawyer in Viljandi. In 1914–1917 Rei was an artillery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
