Latvian parliamentary election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 30 September and 1 October 1995.^[1] The Democratic Party "Saimnieks" emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 18 of the 100 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	144,758	15.2	18	New
People's Movement for Latvia	142,324	15.0	16	New
Latvian Way	139,929	14.7	17	–19
For Fatherland and Freedom	114,050	12.0	14	+8
Latvian Unity Party	68,305	7.2	8	+8
ZS-LKDS-LDP	60,498	6.4	8	–10
NKP-ZP	60,352	6.3	8	New
Socialist Party of Latvia	53,325	5.6	5	New
National Harmony Party	53,041	5.6	6	–7
Labour and Justice Coalition	43,599	4.6	0	New
Political Union of Economists	14,209	1.5	0	New
Latvian Farmers' Union	13,009	1.4	0	–12
Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia	11,924	1.3	0	0
Popular Front of Latvia	11,090	1.2	0	0
Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party	9,468	1.0	0	New
Citizens Union "Our Land" – Anti-Communist Union	5,050	0.5	0	0
Democrats' Party	2,546	0.3	0	New
Latvian Liberal Party	2,163	0.2	0	0
Latvian National Democratic Party	1,367	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	14,332	–	–	–
Total	965,339	100	100	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,328,779	72.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

Both parties of government, Latvian Way and Latvian Farmers' Union were punished by the voters, with the latter being wiped out of the Saeima altogether. With no party able to form a working majority, a new government was formed led by independent Andris Šķēle.

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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