Latvian parliamentary election, 1995
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latvia |
This article is part of the series: |
|
|
Other countries · Atlas Politics Portal |
Elections for 6th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia were held on September 30 and October 1, 1995. There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties. The voter participation was 72.65%, with 965,339 out of 1,328,779 eligible voters casting votes.
Out of 19 parties, 9 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | Change | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks" (Democratic Party Saimnieks) | 144,758 | 15.2 | 18 | +13 | Formed from Democratic Center Party and Saimnieks organization |
Latvijas Ceļš (Latvian Way) | 139,929 | 14.6 | 17 | -19 | |
Tautas Kustība Latvijai - Zīgerista Partija (Popular Movement for Latvia) | 142,324 | 14.9 | 16 | New party | |
Tēvzemei un Brīvībai (Fatherland and Freedom) | 114,050 | 11.9 | 14 | +7 | |
Latvijas Vienības Partija (Latvian Unity Party) | 68,305 | 7.1 | 8 | Did not win seats in 1993 elections | |
Latvijas Zemnieku Savienība (Farmers Union of Latvia) and Kristīgo Demokrātu Savienība (Christian Democratic Union) | 60,498 | 6.3 | 8 | -10 | |
Latvijas Nacionālā Neatkarības Kustība (Latvian National Independence Movement) and Latvijas Zaļā Partija (Green Party of Latvia) | 60,352 | 6.3 | 8 | -7 | |
Tautas Saskaņas Partija (National Harmony Party) | 53,041 | 5.6 | 6 | Part of Saskaņa Latvijai - Atdzimšana Tautsaimniecībai from 1993 elections | |
Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija(Latvian Socialist Party) | 53,325 | 5.6 | 5 | -2 | Successor of Līdztiesība from 1993 elections |
Others | 128,757 | 13.3 | 0 | ||
Total | 965,339 | 100 | 100 |
|