1917 Russian Constituent Assembly Election

The dissolved assembly

25 November 1917 · Revolution and the Constituent Assembly · 767 seats

Elections to the Russian Constituent Assembly were held on 25 November 1917. Organized as a result of events in the February Revolution, the elections took place two months after they had been originally meant to occur.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War I (1914–1918); Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Conflicts →

A free, universal-suffrage election — Russia's first, and its last until 1991. The assembly it produced was dissolved by the Bolsheviks after a single day's sitting.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

SRs

324 of 767 seats

Turnout

64.0%

The result

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SRs

Viktor Chernov · 37.6% of votes

324

seats

Bolsheviks

Vladimir Lenin · 23.3% of votes

183

seats

Ukrainian SRs

Mykhailo Hrushevsky · 12.7% of votes

110

seats

Mensheviks

Julius Martov · 3.0% of votes

seats

Cossacks

Alexey Kaledin · 2.0% of votes

seats

Cadet

Pavel Milyukov · 4.6% of votes

seats

Alash

Alikhan Bukeikhanov · 1.7% of votes

seats

Musavat Party

Mahammad Amin Rasulzade · 1.3% of votes

seats

ARF

1.2% of votes

seats


SRs	Viktor Chernov	324	—	17,256,911	37.6%	—
Bolsheviks	Vladimir Lenin	183	—	10,671,387	23.3%	—
Ukrainian SRs	Mykhailo Hrushevsky	110	—	5,819,395	12.7%	—
Mensheviks	Julius Martov	18	—	1,385,500	3.0%	—
Cossacks	Alexey Kaledin	17	—	908,326	2.0%	—
Cadet	Pavel Milyukov	16	—	2,100,262	4.6%	—
Alash	Alikhan Bukeikhanov	15	—	767,632	1.7%	—
Musavat Party	Mahammad Amin Rasulzade	15	—	615,816	1.3%	—
ARF	—	10	—	558,400	1.2%	—

59 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.