1931 Latvian parliamentary election

none Latvia 3–4 October 1931 1928 1940 Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party Pauls Kalniņš 19.23 21 25 Latvian Farmers' Union Kārlis Ulmanis 12.25 14 16 LKZKP Jāzeps Rancāns 8.16 8 6 SZP 6.33 6 5 Democratic Centre (Latvia) 6.24 6 3 LJSP Ādolfs Bļodnieks 5.79 7 4 LZPA Jezups Trasuns 5.04 5 3 ADP Paul Schiemann 4.01 5 6 PA Marģers Skujenieks 2.27 3 New KNS Gustavs Reinhards 2.19 3 4 ANNCCP 2.12 2 1 KVDTP 2.12 2 New JZA 1.96 2 New Agudas Israel (Latvia) Mordehai Dubin 1.84 2 1 APP 1.75 2 New MKRA 1.57 1 1 Party of the Orthodox Jānis Pommers 1.25 1 2 Mizrachi Mordechai Nurock 1.22 1 2 LPAPKDS Leontin Spolianski 1.09 1 2 Orthodox Voters 1.05 1 New LDSTA 0.92 1 1 SNZ 0.87 1 New KZAKSDF 0.86 1 New NSZS 0.63 1 New DVDASAA 0.62 1 New LDS 0.61 1 1 KDLS 0.50 1 1 Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis Latvian Farmers' Union Marģers Skujenieks PAthumb|Example of ballot paper from Riga constituency Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 and 4 October 1931.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 100 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1143 They were the last elections held under the Constitution of Latvia before the 1934 coup d'état and 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1113 The list system used was made flexible, as voters were able to cross out candidates' names and replace them with names from other lists, a system 35% of voters took advantage of. Although 103 lists registered for the election, the number of competing lists dropped from 66 to 46.Nohlen & Stöver, p1105 Results Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 186000 21 –4 Latvian Farmers' Union 118443 14 –2 Democratic Centre 60397 6 +3 Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party 78881 8 +2 Trade Union Workers and Peasants Group 61272 6 +1 New Farmers-Small Landowners Party 56021 7 +3 Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party 48795 5 +2 Committee of the German Baltic Parties 38805 5 –1 Progressive Association 21929 3 New Christian National Union 21208 3 –1 Party of Former Money Depositors 20528 2 +1 Russian Orthodox and Voters of Labour Nation 20528 2 New New Farmers' Association 18981 2 New Agudas Israel 17845 2 +1 United Polish Parties 16928 2 New Party for Peace and Order 15192 1 0 Party of the Orthodox 12107 1 –1 Mizrachi 11761 1 –1 National Union 11100 0 –2 Women's Union 10634 0 0 Russian Public Workers' Association 10556 1 –1 Orthodox Voters 10166 1 New Labour League of Latvia 8851 1 0 Association of Russian Peasants and Russian Public Workers 8298 1 New Workers and Poor Peasants 8378 1 New List for Riga Germans for Vidzeme 6138 1 New Trade Association of Railwaymen, Government Employees, Craftsmen and Workers 5976 1 New Latgalian Latvian Union 5882 1 0 Ceire Cion 5274 0 –1 United List of New Farmers – Small Landowners Party, Economic Centre and Dischargees 5065 0 New Bund 5044 0 –1 Union of Christian and Working People 4840 1 0 Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles 4202 0 –2 United List of Zemgale Jews 3700 0 New Old Believers 3857 0 –2 Progressive Union and Democratic Centre 3786 0 New Unsatisfied New Farmers, Small Landholders and Fishermen 3288 0 New Courlanders' Association 3094 0 New Progressive Peasants and New Peasants of Zemgale 3109 0 New Lithuanian Catholics and Belarusians 3105 0 New Jewish Progressive Association 2116 0 New Association of Latvian Tenants 1806 0 New Latvian Social Democratic Opposition Workers 1778 0 New Latgalian Land Ploughmen, Radical Democrats and Soldier Liberators 1556 0 New 6855 0 1217914 Nohlen & Stöver References Latvia Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Latvia