1998 Latvian parliamentary election

September 2023 Parliamentary election held in Latvia 1998 Latvian parliamentary election Latvia no 1995 2002 All 100 seats in the Saeima 51 71.00% (0.65 pp) 3 October 1998 Andris Šķēle TP New 24 21.30 Vilis Krištopans LC 17 21 18.15 Guntars Krasts TB/LNNK 14 17 14.73 Jānis Jurkāns TSP 6 16 14.20 Jānis Ādamsons LSDA 0 14 12.88 Raimonds Pauls JP New 8 7.35 Vēlētāju Karte (1998).svg Results by district Prime Minister Guntars Krasts TB/LNNK Vilis Krištopans Latvian Way thumb|Example of ballot paper Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 978-3-8329-5609-7 The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats. Results File:Latvia_Saeima_1998.svg People's Party 203585 24 New Latvian Way 173420 21 +4 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 140773 17 +3 National Harmony Party 135700 16 +10 Latvian Social Democratic Alliance 123056 14 +14 New Party 70214 8 New Latvian Farmers' Union 23732 0 – Workers' Party–LKDS–ZP 22018 0 – People's Movement for Latvia 16647 0 –16 Democratic Party "Saimnieks" 15410 0 –18 Latvian Revival Party 5000 0 New National Progress Party 4522 0 New Latvian Unity Party 4445 0 –8 Social Democratic Women's Organisation 3133 0 New Popular Movement "Freedom" 3099 0 New Latvian National Democratic Party 2927 0 0 Conservative Party 2318 0 New Citizens' Union "Our Land" 2238 0 New Helsinki-86 2088 0 New Democrats' Party 792 0 0 Latvian National Reform Party 464 0 New 26819 0 1383661 Nohlen & Stöver Aftermath Initially, a coalition government was formed between Latvian Way, For Fatherland and Freedom, the Social Democratic Alliance and the New Party. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority with 60 out of the 100 MPs. However, within six months of the coalition forming, the Social Democratic Alliance left the government, leaving it with just 46 MPs, wiping out its parliamentary majority. As a result, a new government was formed with the addition of the People's Party. This enjoyed a large parliamentary majority, with 70 out of the 100 MPs. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Latvia Latvia Parliamentary