1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election

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1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election
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17–18 April 1920 1922  
PartyLeader%Seats
LSDSP Andrejs Petrevics 38.6757
LZS Kārlis Ulmanis 17.7926
Latgalian Farmers Party 10.2617
ADP Paul Schiemann 4.546
Democrats Union 4.176
Workers' Party 3.966
LKZKP Jāzeps Rancāns 3.736
BPG 3.366
KNS Gustavs Reinhards 2.283
BAS 1.983
KPG 1.924
Jewish Bloc 1.805
LBBMG 1.572
Ceire Cion Max Lazerson 1.161
LLP 0.921
APP 0.781
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Kārlis Ulmanis
LZS
Kārlis Ulmanis
LZS

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Latvia on 17 and 18 April 1920. [1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party in the Constitutional Assembly, winning 57 of the 150 seats. [2] The elections were boycotted by communist parties. [3] The Constitutional Assembly was responsible for drafting a constitution, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 274,87738.6757
Latvian Farmers' Union 126,43417.7926
Latgalian Farmers Party 72,96110.2617
Committee of the German Baltic Parties 32,2564.546
Democrats Union 29,6624.176
Workers' Party 28,1173.966
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party 26,5343.736
Group of Non-Partisan Citizens 23,8673.366
Christian National Union 16,2182.283
Agrarian Union of the Landless 14,0781.983
Russian Citizens Groups 13,6511.924
Jewish Bloc 12,7641.805
Non-Partisan Landless Farmers 11,1801.572
Ceire Cion 8,2541.161
Latgale People Party 6,5390.921
United Polish Parties 5,5250.781
List of Lithuanians and Catholics 2,0380.290
Working Group of Landless Farmers and Workers1,5880.220
List of Soldier Candidates1,4970.210
Latgalian Folk United Non-Partisan Group 1,0260.140
List of Revolutionaries and Socialists7240.100
Women's Union4360.060
Jews of Ludza1520.020
Working Group of Jēkabmiests Village870.010
Others4240.060
Total710,889100.00150
Valid votes709,00499.73
Invalid/blank votes1,9300.27
Total votes710,934100.00
Registered voters/turnout797,66289.13
Source: Nohlen & Stöver [lower-alpha 1]
  1. The reported number of valid votes was 1,885 less than the total number of votes received by contesting parties. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1137
  3. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1103