October 1907 Russian legislative election

October 1907 Russian legislative election

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All 442 seats in the State Duma 223 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Alexander Guchkov Pavel Milyukov Dmitry Shipov Party Octobrist Kadet Renovation Seats won 154 54 28   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Julius Martov Alexey Aladyin Party RSDLP Trudoviks Seats won 19 14
Chairman before election Fyodor Golovin Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman-designate Nikolay Khomyakov Union of October 17

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Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire in October 1907 to elect the 442 seats of the Third State Duma. It was the second election to the Duma that year after the January 1907 Russian election.

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. The dissolution, arrest, and new electoral law were all done in violation of the Russian Constitution of 1906 as the Duma did not consent to any of the three actions.

The Union of October 17 emerged as the largest party in the election, winning 154 of the 442 seats. Other rightist parties also made huge gains in the election. Electoral turnout fell massively compared to the prior State Duma elections.