Latvian parliamentary election, 1922

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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 and 8 October 1922. [1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 30 of the 100 seats. [2]

Latvia republic in Northeastern Europe

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.

Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party political party

The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Latvia. It has a long history but is not currently represented in the parliament of Latvia.

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Electoral system

For the elections the country was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 97 MPs using proportional representation. The three remaining seats were awarded to the parties with the highest vote totals that had failed to win a seat in any of the five constituencies. [3]

The list system used was made flexible, as voters were able to cross out candidates' names and replace them with names from other lists. [3] However, only 19.97% of voters made any changes to the lists. [3] To register a list for the election parties needed only collect 100 signatures. [4] A total of 88 lists registered, but only 43 contested the election. [4] There was no voter roll, but instead passports were used to identify voters. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 241,94730.630–27
Latvian Farmers' Union 132,76416.817–9
Democratic Centre 57,4387.36New
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers 49,5956.37New
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party 47,2026.060
Committee of the German Baltic Parties 42,0885.360
Christian National Union 33,0434.24New
Non-Partisan National Centre 29,4573.74New
Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party 27,6973.54New
Jewish National Bloc 16,6312.12New
New Farmers' Union 15,3921.93New
United List of Russians 14,2291.82New
United Polish Parties 12,4731.610
Latvian Old Believers' Central Committee 12,3181.61New
Agudas Israel 11,4291.42New
Latgalian Farmers Party 8,5221.11–16
List of Lithuanians and Catholics 8,4901.11+1
Latgalian People's Party 6,7710.91New
Zionist Party 5,1560.710
Fishermens' Union4,0080.50New
Land Workers' Association2,6670.30New
Bund 2,4090.31New
Latgalian Workers' Association1,9180.20New
Belarusian List1,5480.20New
Independent Russian Association1,4790.20New
War Invalids' List1,2300.20New
Independent Colonel Jansons1,1810.10New
Estonian Group1,0630.10New
Abstainers' List1,0310.10New
Latgalian Villagers4670.10New
Jewish People's Party 470.00New
Invalid/blank votes9,168–––
Total800,858100100–50
Registered voters/turnout963,25783.1––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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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. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1143
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nohlen & Stöver, p1113
  4. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1105
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