Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles

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The Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles (Latvian: Poļu-katoļu Latvijas poļu savienība) was a political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It was led by J Wierzbicki.[1]

History

The party was established in 1917.[1] The party first contested national elections alone in 1925,[2] when it won two seats in the parliamentary elections that year. It retained both seats in the 1928 elections, but saw its vote share fall from 1.7% to 0.4% in the 1931 elections, as it lost its representation in the Saeima.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p458 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1132 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1143