Latvian Constitutional Assembly election, 1920

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]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
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

References

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