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

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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

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with 2.2% of the vote. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p586 The

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saw the party increase its vote share to 2.4% and retain both seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p583 Closely aligned with the

Farmers' Assemblies The Farmers' Assemblies ( et, Põllumeeste Kogud) was a conservative political party in Estonia. Led by Konstantin Päts, it was one of the ruling parties during most of the interwar period. History The Rural League (''Maarahva Liit'') was forme ...

party, the Landlords Party joined

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'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

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government. In February 1932 the party merged into the National Centre Party, which had recently been formed by a merger of the

Estonian People's Party The Estonian People's Party ( et, Eesti Rahvaerakond, ER) was a centre-right political party in Estonia. History The party was established in March 1919 by a merger of the Estonian Democratic Party and the Estonian Radical Democratic Party.Vin ...

, the Christian People's Party and the

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. The new party won 23 of the 100 seats in the

in the

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later in the year.Nohlen & Stöver, p587

Ideology

The party represented the interests of private property owners, and advocated classic capitalism.

References

{{Estonian political parties Defunct political parties in Estonia Political parties disestablished in 1932