Latvian parliamentary election, 1928

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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 6 and 7 October 1928. [1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 25 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 100 MPs using proportional representation (an increase from 97), with the three seats that had previously been awarded to the parties with the highest vote totals that had failed to win a seat in any of the five constituencies were scrapped. [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] a system 32% of voters took advantage of. [3] Whilst previously parties needed only collect 100 signatures to register for an election, [4] the system was changed for this election, with a deposit of 1,000 lats introduced, which was only refunded if parties won a seat. [3] Combined with the scrapping of the three compensatory seats, this had the effect of reducing the number of registering parties, which fell from 141 to 120. [4] Of the 120, only 66 contested the election. [4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 226,34024.325–7
Latvian Farmers' Union 139,17315.0160
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party 57,3366.26+1
Left Trade Unions 52,1365.65New
Committee of the German Baltic Parties 43,3524.76+2
New Farmers-Small Landowners Party 37,4354.04+1
Latgalian Progressive Party 29,4493.23+1
Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party 25,9022.83+1
Christian National Union 25,2542.74+2
Independent Socialists 22,5702.42New
National Union 20,9782.32–1
United List of Old Believers 18,1502.020
Democratic Centre 17,6041.93–2
Party of the Orthodox 17,0061.820
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles 16,1971.720
Mizrachi 15,1451.62+1
Party for Peace and Order 14,7361.61–1
Russian Public Workers' Association 14,5921.62+1
Party of Former Money Depositors 14,0961.51New
Latvian Work Union 12,8201.41+1
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers 11,7741.32–2
Agudas Israel 9,8271.11–1
New Farmers' Union 7,5450.80–3
Zionist Party 7,5290.810
National People's Association7,2130.80New
Women's Union6,4430.700
Latgalian Social Democrats 6,3270.71New
Latgalian Latvian Union 5,8530.61New
Economic Centre, Dischargees, Traders and Industrialists' List5,6560.60New
Bund 5,3020.610
Radical Democrats5,2470.60New
Economic Association5,1790.60New
Union of Christian and Working People 4,4840.51+1
United Farmers4,3460.50New
Association of Russian Farmers3,9760.40New
Jewish Democratic Bloc2,4960.30New
List of Lithuanians and Catholics 2,2680.20New
Latgalian Russian Small and Landless Farmers' List2,0680.20New
Independent Farmers of Latgale and Workers' List1,9220.20New
Orthodox and Public Workers' List1,5350.20New
People's Work Party List1,2320.10New
People's Rights and Health Defenders List7230.10New
Jewish Economic Bloc6670.10New
Invalid/blank votes7,324–––
Total937,2071001000
Registered voters/turnout1,182,42679.3––
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 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p1105
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