Of the 16 independents elected, six were members of the Democracy Group (composed of two former members of the National Centre Party, two Settlers and two of the Veterans' League), six of the Unity Group of Working People (composed of four leftist Socialists and two rightist Socialists), two were Independent Workers and two were members of the Russian Group.[4]
Following the promulgation of a new constitution the voting age was raised to 22 years and only those who had been citizens for three years could vote, whilst minimum age for candidates was raised from 20 to 25.[5]
1938, estonian, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, estonia, february, 1938, national, front, implementation, constitution, seats, turn, front, essentially, enlarged, version, government, patriotic, league, 1932, february, 1938, 1940. Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 24 and 25 February 1938 1 The National Front for the Implementation of the Constitution won 64 of the 80 seats 2 In turn the Front was essentially an enlarged version of the pro government Patriotic League 3 1938 Estonian parliamentary election 1932 24 February 1938 1940 outgoing memberselected members 80 seats in the Riigikogu51 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Party PER IndependentsLast election 64 seatsSeats won 42 16Seat change 64Popular vote 256 213 189 929Percentage 57 43 42 57 Of the 16 independents elected six were members of the Democracy Group composed of two former members of the National Centre Party two Settlers and two of the Veterans League six of the Unity Group of Working People composed of four leftist Socialists and two rightist Socialists two were Independent Workers and two were members of the Russian Group 4 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesElectoral system EditFollowing the promulgation of a new constitution the voting age was raised to 22 years and only those who had been citizens for three years could vote whilst minimum age for candidates was raised from 20 to 25 5 Results EditPartyVotes SeatsNational Front for the Implementation of the Constitution256 21357 4364Independents189 92942 5716Total446 142100 0080Registered voters turnout640 000 Source Nohlen amp StoverSee also EditVI RiigikoguReferences Edit Dieter Nohlen amp Philip Stover 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook p574 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 Nohlen amp Stover p587 Vincent E McHale 1983 Political parties of Europe Greenwood Press p380 ISBN 0 313 23804 9 Nohlen amp Stover p587 Nohlen amp Stover p569 This Estonian elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1938 Estonian parliamentary election amp oldid 1125989373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
