Latvian parliamentary election, 1922
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 and 8 October 1922.[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 30 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 19.97% 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 88 lists registered, but only 43 contested the election.[4] There was no voter roll, but instead passports were used to identify voters.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 241,947 | 30.6 | 30 | –27 |
| Latvian Farmers' Union | 132,764 | 16.8 | 17 | –9 |
| Democratic Centre | 57,438 | 7.3 | 6 | New |
| Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers | 49,595 | 6.3 | 7 | New |
| Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party | 47,202 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Committee of the German Baltic Parties | 42,088 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Christian National Union | 33,043 | 4.2 | 4 | New |
| Non-Partisan National Centre | 29,457 | 3.7 | 4 | New |
| Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party | 27,697 | 3.5 | 4 | New |
| Jewish National Bloc | 16,631 | 2.1 | 2 | New |
| New Farmers' Union | 15,392 | 1.9 | 3 | New |
| United List of Russians | 14,229 | 1.8 | 2 | New |
| United Polish Parties | 12,473 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Latvian Old Believers' Central Committee | 12,318 | 1.6 | 1 | New |
| Agudas Israel | 11,429 | 1.4 | 2 | New |
| Latgalian Farmers Party | 8,522 | 1.1 | 1 | –16 |
| List of Lithuanians and Catholics | 8,490 | 1.1 | 1 | +1 |
| Latgalian People's Party | 6,771 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
| Zionist Party | 5,156 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Fishermens' Union | 4,008 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Land Workers' Association | 2,667 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Bund | 2,409 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| Latgalian Workers' Association | 1,918 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Belarusian List | 1,548 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Independent Russian Association | 1,479 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| War Invalids' List | 1,230 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Independent Colonel Jansons | 1,181 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Estonian Group | 1,063 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Abstainers' List | 1,031 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Latgalian Villagers | 467 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Jewish People's Party | 47 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,168 | – | – | – |
| Total | 800,858 | 100 | 100 | –50 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 963,257 | 83.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
References
External links
- Detailed results(Latvian)
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