1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Latvia on 17 and 18 April 1920.[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party, winning 57 of the 150 seats.[2] The elections were boycotted by communist parties.[3] The Constitutional Assembly was responsible for drafting a constitution, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922.[3]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 274,877 | 38.8 | 57 |
Latvian Farmers' Union | 126,434 | 17.8 | 26 |
Latgalian Farmers Party | 72,961 | 10.3 | 17 |
Committee of the German Baltic Parties | 32,256 | 4.5 | 6 |
Democrats Union | 29,662 | 4.2 | 6 |
Workers' Party | 28,117 | 4.0 | 6 |
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party | 26,534 | 3.7 | 6 |
Group of Non-Partisan Citizens | 23,867 | 3.4 | 6 |
Christian National Union | 16,218 | 2.3 | 3 |
Agrarian Union of the Landless | 14,078 | 2.0 | 3 |
Russian Citizens Groups | 13,651 | 1.9 | 4 |
Jewish Bloc | 12,764 | 1.8 | 5 |
Non-Partisan Landless Farmers | 11,180 | 1.6 | 2 |
Zionist Party | 8,254 | 1.2 | 1 |
Latgale People Party | 6,539 | 0.9 | 1 |
United Polish Parties | 5,525 | 0.8 | 1 |
List of Lithuanians and Catholics | 2,038 | 0.3 | 0 |
Working Group of Landless Farmers and Workers | 1,588 | 0.3 | 0 |
List of Soldier Candidates | 1,497 | 0.2 | 0 |
Latgalian Folk United Non-Partisan Group | 1,026 | 0.1 | 0 |
List of Revolutionaries and Socialists | 724 | 0.1 | 0 |
Women's Union | 436 | 0.1 | 0 |
Jews of Ludza | 152 | 0.0 | 0 |
Working Group of Jēkabmiests Village | 87 | 0.0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,930 | – | – |
Total | 710,934 | 100 | 150 |
Registered voters/turnout | 797,662 | 89.1 | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |