Latvian parliamentary election, 1925

Election posters in downtown Riga, 1925
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 and 4 October 1925.[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]

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 26.03% 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 141 lists were registered, although only 93 competed.[4]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party260,98731.432+2
Latvian Farmers' Union125,07015.016–1
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party44,2315.35–1
Committee of the German Baltic Parties42,2485.14–2
Democratic Centre31,6803.85–1
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers30,0253.64–3
National Union27,5533.33–1
Old Believers20,8432.52+1
Latgalian Progressive Party20,1312.42New
New Farmers' Union18,5522.230
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles17,5372.12New
Latgalian Labour Party15,9261.92–2
Christian National Union14,7361.82–2
New Farmers-Small Landowners Party14,3721.73New
Party for Peace and Order13,9481.72New
Agudas Israel13,4771.620
Latgalian Farmers Party13,2031.62+1
National Farmers' Union11,6141.41New
Russian Public Workers' Association10,6621.31New
Mizrachi10,5441.31New
Party of the Orthodox10,2451.22New
Congress of Destroyed Areas9,8141.21New
Latgalian Non-Partisan Union7,2470.91New
Zionist Party6,4220.810
Latvian Work Union6,3090.80New
Bund5,7330.710
United Citizens' List4,1380.50New
Union of Christian and Working People3,5300.40New
War Invalids' List3,4960.400
LDP3,3310.40New
Jewish National Democratic Party2,7230.30New
United List of Latgalian United Workers, Craftsmen, Small Landholders and Labour Intelligentsia2,2500.30New
Democrats Union1,9770.20New
Union of Latvian Belarusian Landless Farmers, Workers and Small Peasant Citizens1,9100.20New
Union of Riga Outskirts1,1390.10New
Histadruth-Hacionith9710.10New
Latgalian Group of Working People9160.10New
LZSI8740.10New
Estonian Group6050.100
Latvian National Workers' Party5150.10New
Russian People's Workers' Party2410.00New
Salmins1820.00New
Independent Non-Partisan Economic Group of Latvia1780.00New
Invalid/blank votes6,610
Total838,6951001000
Registered voters/turnout1,120,02674.9
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, p1143
  3. 1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p1113
  4. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1105
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