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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998. [1] The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Party | 203,585 | 21.30 | 24 | New | |
| Latvian Way | 173,420 | 18.15 | 21 | +4 | |
| For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 140,773 | 14.73 | 17 | +3 | |
| National Harmony Party | 135,700 | 14.20 | 16 | +10 | |
| Latvian Social Democratic Alliance | 123,056 | 12.88 | 14 | +14 | |
| New Party | 70,214 | 7.35 | 8 | New | |
| Latvian Farmers' Union | 23,732 | 2.48 | 0 | – | |
| Workers' Party–LKDS–ZP | 22,018 | 2.30 | 0 | – | |
| People's Movement for Latvia | 16,647 | 1.74 | 0 | –16 | |
| Democratic Party "Saimnieks" | 15,410 | 1.61 | 0 | –18 | |
| Latvian Revival Party | 5,000 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
| National Progress Party | 4,522 | 0.47 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian Unity Party | 4,445 | 0.47 | 0 | –8 | |
| Social Democratic Women's Organisation | 3,133 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Popular Movement "Freedom" | 3,099 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian National Democratic Party | 2,927 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,318 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
| Citizens' Union "Our Land" | 2,238 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Helsinki-86 | 2,088 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Democrats' Party | 792 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latvian National Reform Party | 464 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 955,581 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 955,581 | 97.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,819 | 2.73 | |||
| Total votes | 982,400 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,383,661 | 71.00 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
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