1993 Latvian parliamentary election

September 2023 Parliamentary election held in Latvia 1993 Latvian parliamentary election Latvia no 1990 1995 All 100 seats in the Saeima 51 91.18% (9,93 pp) 5–6 June 1993 yes Valdis Birkavs LC New 36 32.41 Joachim Siegerist LNNK New 15 13.35 Jānis Jurkāns SL New 13 12.01 Jānis Kinna LZS New 12 10.65 Tatjana Ždanoka Equal Rights New 7 5.76 Māris Grīnblats TB New 6 5.35 Andris Teikmanis LKDS #313072 New 6 5.01 Ints Cālītis DCP Democratic Party "Saimnieks" New 5 4.77 Vēlētāju Karte (1993).svg Results by district Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis Popular Front of Latvia Valdis Birkavs Latvian Way Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 978-3-8329-5609-7 the first after independence was restored in 1991. Latvian Way emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 36 of the 100 seats. A total of 23 parties participated in the elections, although only eight received 4% or more of votes and won seats.5th Saeima Elections CVK Voter turnout was 91.2%, the highest in the country's history.Nohlen & Stöver, p1123 Only 66–75% of Latvian residents were citizens and qualified to vote, with the majority of those not able to vote being Russian.http://www.refworld.org/country,,MARP,,LVA,,469f38b2c,0.html Minorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Russians in Latvia, 2004, Jun 4 – 5, 1993 Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland Results thumb|Ballot papers of 1993 parliamentary election File:Latvia_Saeima_1993.svg Latvian Way 362473 36 Latvian National Independence Movement 149347 15 Harmony for Latvia 134289 13 Latvian Farmers' Union 119116 12 Equal Rights 64444 7 For Fatherland and Freedom 59855 6 Christian Democratic Union 56057 6 Democratic Center Party 53303 5 Popular Front of Latvia 29396 0 Green List 13362 0 Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia 13006 0 Latvian Democratic Labour Party 10509 0 Electoral Union "Happiness of Latvia" 9814 0 Citizens Union "Our Land" 8687 0 Economic Activity League 8333 0 Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 7416 0 Anti-Communist Union 5954 0 Republican Platform 5075 0 Conservatives and Peasants 2797 0 Independents' Union 1968 0 Latvian Liberal Party 1520 0 Latvian Unity Party 1070 0 Liberal Alliance 525 0 15888 0 1243956 Nohlen & Stöver Aftermath A coalition minority government was formed between Latvian Way and the Latvian Farmers' Union. However, the coalition only commanded the support of 48 out of the 100 MPs, meaning that it was heavily reliant on opposition parties to ensure a parliamentary majority. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Latvia Parliamentary Latvia Latvia