1919 elections in Estonia
1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election|
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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Estonia on 5–7 April 1919. The elections were called by the Estonian Provisional Government during the Estonian War of Independence. The Assembly was elected by party-list proportional representation in one nationwide district using the D'Hondt method. Eligible voters included soldiers at the front. The elections were won by left-wing and centrist parties.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 152,341 | 33.27 | 41 |
| Estonian Labour Party | 114,879 | 25.09 | 30 |
| Estonian People's Party | 94,892 | 20.72 | 25 |
| Rural League | 29,989 | 6.55 | 8 |
| Socialists-Revolutionaries | 26,536 | 5.80 | 7 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 20,157 | 4.40 | 5 |
| German Party in Estonia | 11,462 | 2.50 | 3 |
| Russian National Union | 5,765 | 1.26 | 1 |
| Party of the Residents of Hiiumaa Island | 1,090 | 0.24 | 0 |
| All-Estonian Sailors' Union | 795 | 0.17 | 0 |
Total | 457,906 | 100.00 | 120 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 653,000 | – | |
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Source: McHale, Nohlen & Stöver |