An election to the city duma (municipal assembly) of Ekaterinburg was held on November 5, 1917.[1] The election was part of the series of municipal elections across Russia following the February Revolution.[2] A Ekaterinburg city duma election had been held on July 30, 1917, but in November a second election was held.[3]
The Bolsheviks emerged as the largest party in the new city duma, with 40 out of 85 seats.[1] The share of Bolshevik votes had increased from 21% in the July election to 46%.[3] Pyotr Voykov, and and were among the newly elected Bolshevik deputies.[4] On November 14, the new city duma elected veteran Bolshevik leader as the new mayor.[3] [1] Voikov was elected city duma chairman.[3] Chutskaev and others among the newly elected Bolsheviks requested the assistance of the outgoing administration to help with the transition.[1]
The Socialist-Revolutionaries formed the second largest contingent in the new city duma, with 20 deputies.[1] As part of their election campaign, the SRs held a concert at the Verkh-Iset Theater in early November.[5] The election result illustrated the declining influence of the SRs in the city.[5] The Kadets, who were led by, emerged as the third largest faction in the new city duma.[2] [1]
The result was humiliating for the Mensheviks, after the election the membership of the Menshevik party decreased rapidly in the city.[5]
Below an account from Kononenko (2003), with a total of 81 seats.[5] [6] However, other references outline that the city duma had 85 seats - among them 40 held by Bolsheviks, 20 SRs and 15 Kadets.[1] [7] [8]
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolsheviks | 9,194 | 39 | |
| Socialist-Revolutionaries | 4,479 | 19 | |
| People's Freedom Party (Kadets) | 3,438 | 15 | |
| Home-Owners' List | 589 | 3 | |
| Mensheviks | 349 | 2 | |
| Muslim List | 321 | 1 | |
| Trudoviks | 243 | 1 | |
| General Jewish Labour Bund | 263 | 1 | |
| Total | 19,850 |