October 1907 Russian legislative election explained

Country:Russia
Type:legislative
Previous Election:January 1907 Russian legislative election
Previous Year:January 1907
Next Election:1912 Russian legislative election
Next Year:1912
Seats For Election:All 442 seats in the State Duma
Majority Seats:223
Election Date:October 1907
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Leader1:Alexander Guchkov
Party1:Union of October 17
Seats1:125
Leader2:Pavel Milyukov
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party
Seats2:53
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Leader3:Ivan Yefryemov
Party3:PPPMO
Seats3:39
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Leader4:Julius Martov
Party4:Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Seats4:19
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Leader5:Alexey Aladyin
Party5:Trudoviks
Seats5:13
Chairman
Posttitle:Chairman-designate
Before Election:Fyodor Golovin
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party
After Election:Nikolay Khomyakov
After Party:Union of October 17

Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire in October 1907. They were the second that year after the dissolution of the Second State Duma. The Union of October 17 emerged as the largest party in the third State Duma, winning 125 of the 442 seats.[1]

Notes and References

  1. "State Duma" Отечественная история с древнейших времён до 1917 года Great Russian Encyclopedia, 1994, pp611–613