Vladimir electoral district (Russian Constituent Assembly election, 1917) explained

Vladimir
Type:Civilian
Parl Name:All-Russian Constituent Assembly
Elects Howmany:9
Blank1 Name:Number of Uyezd Electoral Commissions
Blank1 Info:13
Blank2 Name:Number of Urban Electoral Commissions
Blank2 Info:2
Blank3 Name:Number of Parishes
Blank3 Info:213
Blank4 Name:Sources:
Blank4 Info:[1] [2]
Abolished:1918
Year:1917

The Vladimir electoral district (Russian: Владимирский избирательный округ) was a constituency created for the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election. The electoral district covered the Vladimir Governorate.[3] Vladimir was heavily industrialized, second only to Moscow itself. There were many textile mills in Ivanovo-Voznesensky. Out of 11 lists submitted, 7 were approved whilst 4 non-partisan peasants' lists were denied registration.[4]

Results

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Out of 13 uezds, SR won in 2; Viazniki (east of industrial belt), an area with hemp and linen production where SRs scored 42.4%, and further east in Gorokhovets uezd, an area with no factories where SRs scored 57.4%.[8] In Vladimir town, the Kadets got 4,457 votes (34%), the Bolsheviks 4,041 votes (30.8%), the SRs 2,610 votes (19.9%), the Mensheviks 1,230 votes (9.4%), the Popular Socialists 474 votes (3.6%), the right-wing "Revival" list 265 votes (2%) and the Cooperative list 37 votes (0.3%). In the Vladimir garrison, the Bolsheviks obtained 2,801 votes (79.1%), the SRs 438 votes (12.4%), the Kadets 175 votes (5%), the Mensheviks 78 votes (2.2%) and the remaining 49 votes were divided between the Popular Socialist and Cooperative lists.[6]

In Ivanovo-Voznesensk town the Bolsheviks got 17,166 votes (64.3%), the Kadets 4,174 votes (15.6%), the SRs 3,389 votes (12.7%), Revival 808 votes (3%), the Mensheviks 679 votes (2.5%), the Popular Socialists 420 votes (1.6%) and the Cooperative list 60 votes (0.2%). In the town garrison the Bolsheviks obtained 1,352 votes (74.5%), the SRs 307 votes (17%), the Kadets 106 votes (5.3%), the Mensheviks 28 votes (1.5%) and 19 votes for the remaining lists.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: И. С. Малчевский. Всероссийское учредительное собрание. 1930. Гос изд-во. 140–142.
  2. Book: Б. Ф Додонов. Е. Д Гринько. О. В.. Лавинская. Журналы заседаний Временного правительства: Сентябрь-октябрь 1917 года. 2004. РОССПЭН. 206–208.
  3. Book: Татьяна Евгеньевна Новицкая. Учредительное собрание: Россия 1918 : стенограмма и другие документы. 1991. Недра. 13.
  4. Book: Oliver Henry Radkey. Russia goes to the polls: the election to the all-Russian Constituent Assembly, 1917. registration. 1989. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-2360-4. 104–105.
  5. Book: Oliver Henry Radkey. Russia goes to the polls: the election to the all-Russian Constituent Assembly, 1917. registration. 1989. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-2360-4. 148–160.
  6. Book: Л. М Спирин. Россия 1917 год: из истории борьбы политических партий. 1987. Мысль. 273–328.
  7. Book: Лев Григорьевич Протасов. Люди Учредительного собрания: портрет в интерьере эпохи. 2008. РОССПЭН. 978-5-8243-0972-0.
  8. Book: Oliver Henry Radkey. Russia goes to the polls: the election to the all-Russian Constituent Assembly, 1917. registration. 1989. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-2360-4. 26–27.