The Landlords' Party (), also known as the House Owners' Party, was a political party in

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History

The party was formed prior to the 1923 parliamentary elections,Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p384 in which it won two seats in the

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with 2.2% of the vote.

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& 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

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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

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, the Christian People's Party and the Estonian Labour Party. 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

Defunct political parties in Estonia Political parties disestablished in 1932 1932 disestablishments in Estonia {{Estonia-poli-stub