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]

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

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party226,34024.325–7
Latvian Farmers' Union139,17315.0160
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party57,3366.26+1
Left Trade Unions52,1365.65New
Committee of the German Baltic Parties43,3524.76+2
New Farmers-Small Landowners Party37,4354.04+1
Latgalian Progressive Party29,4493.23+1
Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party25,9022.83+1
Christian National Union25,2542.74+2
Independent Socialists22,5702.42New
National Union20,9782.32–1
United List of Old Believers18,1502.020
Democratic Centre17,6041.93–2
Party of the Orthodox17,0061.820
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles16,1971.720
Mizrachi15,1451.62+1
Party for Peace and Order14,7361.61–1
Russian Public Workers' Association14,5921.62+1
Party of Former Money Depositors14,0961.51New
Latvian Work Union12,8201.41+1
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers11,7741.32–2
Agudas Israel9,8271.11–1
New Farmers' Union7,5450.80–3
Zionist Party7,5290.810
National People's Association7,2130.80New
Women's Union6,4430.700
Latgalian Social Democrats6,3270.71New
Latgalian Latvian Union5,8530.61New
Economic Centre, Dischargees, Traders and Industrialists' List5,6560.60New
Bund5,3020.610
Radical Democrats5,2470.60New
Economic Association5,1790.60New
Union of Christian and Working People4,4840.51+1
United Farmers4,3460.50New
Association of Russian Farmers3,9760.40New
Jewish Democratic Bloc2,4960.30New
List of Lithuanians and Catholics2,2680.20New
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

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