1931 Latvian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 and 4 October 1931.[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 100 seats.[2] The last elections held under the Constitution of Latvia before the 1934 coup d'état, they were the last competitive elections held under Latvian law until 1993.
Electoral system[]
For the elections the country was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 100 MPs using proportional representation.[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 35% of voters took advantage of.[3] Although 103 lists registered for the election, the number of competing lists dropped from 66 to 46.[4]
Results[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 186,000 | 19.23 | 21 | –4 | |
| Latvian Farmers' Union | 118,443 | 12.25 | 14 | –2 | |
| Democratic Centre | 60,397 | 6.24 | 6 | +3 | |
| Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party | 78,881 | 8.16 | 8 | +2 | |
| Trade Union Workers and Peasants Group | 61,272 | 6.33 | 6 | +1 | |
| New Farmers-Small Landowners Party | 56,021 | 5.79 | 7 | +3 | |
| Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party | 48,795 | 5.04 | 5 | +2 | |
| Committee of the German Baltic Parties | 38,805 | 4.01 | 5 | –1 | |
| Progressive Association | 21,929 | 2.27 | 3 | New | |
| Christian National Union | 21,208 | 2.19 | 3 | –1 | |
| 20,528 | 2.12 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 20,528 | 2.12 | 2 | New | ||
| 18,981 | 1.96 | 2 | New | ||
| Agudas Israel | 17,845 | 1.84 | 2 | +1 | |
| United Polish Parties | 16,928 | 1.75 | 2 | New | |
| Party for Peace and Order | 15,192 | 1.57 | 1 | 0 | |
| Party of the Orthodox | 12,107 | 1.25 | 1 | –1 | |
| 11,761 | 1.22 | 1 | –1 | ||
| National Union | 11,100 | 1.15 | 0 | –2 | |
| Women's Union | 10,634 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russian Public Workers' Association | 10,556 | 1.09 | 1 | –1 | |
| 10,166 | 1.05 | 1 | New | ||
| Labour League of Latvia | 8,851 | 0.92 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8,298 | 0.86 | 1 | New | ||
| 8,378 | 0.87 | 1 | New | ||
| 6,138 | 0.63 | 1 | New | ||
| 5,976 | 0.62 | 1 | New | ||
| 5,882 | 0.61 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zionist Party | 5,274 | 0.55 | 0 | –1 | |
| United List of New Farmers – Small Landowners Party, Economic Centre and Dischargees | 5,065 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
| Bund | 5,044 | 0.52 | 0 | –1 | |
| 4,840 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles | 4,202 | 0.43 | 0 | –2 | |
| United List of Zemgale Jews | 3,700 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Old Believers | 3,857 | 0.40 | 0 | –2 | |
| Progressive Union and Democratic Centre | 3,786 | 0.39 | 0 | New | |
| Unsatisfied New Farmers, Small Landholders and Fishermen | 3,288 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Courlanders' Association | 3,094 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Progressive Peasants and New Peasants of Zemgale | 3,109 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Lithuanian Catholics and Belarusians | 3,105 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Jewish Progressive Association | 2,116 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Association of Latvian Tenants | 1,806 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian Social Democratic Opposition Workers | 1,778 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
| Latgalian Land Ploughmen, Radical Democrats and Soldier Liberators | 1,556 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 967,220 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 967,220 | 99.30 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,855 | 0.70 | |||
| Total votes | 974,075 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,217,914 | 79.98 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References[]
- 1931 elections in Europe
- 1931 in Latvia
- Parliamentary elections in Latvia