State Duma

legislative assembly in the Russian Empire

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Type: Lower House of the Governing Senate
Preceded by: Zemsky Sobor
Succeeded by: Provisional Council of the Russian Republic
Chairman of the state duma: Sergey Muromtsev (first) Mikhail Rodzianko (last)
Seats: 434–518
Voting system: Indirect elections, divided into 4 curiae.
Last election: September 1912

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Commons category: State Duma of the Russian Empire
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1917-00-00
inception: 1906-00-00

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The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the legislature in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg. It convened four times between 27 April 1906 and the collapse of the empire in February 1917. The first and the second dumas were more democratic and represented a greater number of nationalities and groups than their successors. The third duma was dominated by gentry, landowners, and businessmen. The fourth duma held five sessions; it existed until 2 March 1917, and was formally dissolved on 6 October 1917.

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