October 1907 Imperial Russian Legislative Election
Stolypin's tamed DumaOctober 1907 · The imperial Dumas · 442 seats, 223 for a majority
In June 1907, the Duma was forcibly dissolved by the Russian government, and some of its deputies arrested. Following the dissolution, the laws regarding elections were amended to favour wealthy pro-government Russians.
Held under the June 1907 electoral law, drastically re-weighted toward landowners and the wealthy — a franchise engineered to produce a loyal chamber.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Octobrist
154 of 442 seats
Turnout
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The result
Octobrist
Alexander Guchkov
154
seats
Kadet
Pavel Milyukov
54
seats
Renovation
Dmitry Shipov
28
seats
RSDLP
Julius Martov
19
seats
Trudoviks
Alexey Aladyin
14
seats
173 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.