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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, 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]
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 274,877 | 38.8 | 57 |
Latvian Farmers' Union | 126,434 | 17.8 | 26 |
Latgalian Farmers Party | 72,961 | 10.3 | 17 |
Committee of the German Baltic Parties | 32,256 | 4.5 | 6 |
Democrats Union | 29,662 | 4.2 | 6 |
Workers' Party | 28,117 | 4.0 | 6 |
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party | 26,534 | 3.7 | 6 |
Group of Non-Partisan Citizens | 23,867 | 3.4 | 6 |
Christian National Union | 16,218 | 2.3 | 3 |
Agrarian Union of the Landless | 14,078 | 2.0 | 3 |
Russian Citizens Groups | 13,651 | 1.9 | 4 |
Jewish Bloc | 12,764 | 1.8 | 5 |
Non-Partisan Landless Farmers | 11,180 | 1.6 | 2 |
Zionist Party | 8,254 | 1.2 | 1 |
Latgale People Party | 6,539 | 0.9 | 1 |
United Polish Parties | 5,525 | 0.8 | 1 |
List of Lithuanians and Catholics | 2,038 | 0.3 | 0 |
Working Group of Landless Farmers and Workers | 1,588 | 0.3 | 0 |
List of Soldier Candidates | 1,497 | 0.2 | 0 |
Latgalian Folk United Non-Partisan Group | 1,026 | 0.1 | 0 |
List of Revolutionaries and Socialists | 724 | 0.1 | 0 |
Women's Union | 436 | 0.1 | 0 |
Jews of Ludza | 152 | 0.0 | 0 |
Working Group of Jēkabmiests Village | 87 | 0.0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,930 | – | – |
Total | 710,934 | 100 | 150 |
Registered voters/turnout | 797,662 | 89.1 | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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