The party was established in 1923 as the Settlers' Group (Asunikkude koondis), a breakaway from Farmers' Assemblies.
[2][3] In December 1925 it became the Settlers, State Tenants and Smallholders Group (Asunikkude, Riigirentnikkude ja Väikepõllupidajate Koondis),[1] and in the 1926 elections it won 14 seats, becoming the third largest party in the Riigikogu.
[3] The party was renamed again in 1931, becoming the Farmers' Settlers and Smallholders' Group (Põllumeeste, Asunikkude ja Väikemaapidajate Koondis).
[1] Prior to the 1932 elections the party merged with the Farmers' Assemblies to form the Union of Settlers and Smallholders,[3] with the new party winning 42 of the 100 seats.
[4] For decades after the 1944 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia, the party remained active in exile in Sweden.