Latvian parliamentary election, 1931

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]

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	19.2	21	–4
Latvian Farmers' Union	118,443	12.2	14	–2
Democratic Centre	60,397	9.2	6	+3
Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party	78,881	8.1	8	+2
Trade Union Workers and Peasants Group	61,272	6.3	6	+1
New Farmers-Small Landowners Party	56,021	5.8	7	+3
Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party	48,795	5.0	5	+2
Committee of the German Baltic Parties	38,805	4.0	5	–1
Progressive Association	21,929	2.3	3	New
Christian National Union	21,208	2.2	3	–1
Party of Former Money Depositors	20,528	2.1	2	+1
Russian Orthodox and Voters of Labour Nation	20,528	2.1	2	New
New Farmers' Association	18,981	2.0	2	New
Agudas Israel	17,845	1.8	2	+1
United Polish Parties	16,928	1.7	2	New
Party for Peace and Order	15,192	1.6	1	0
Party of the Orthodox	12,107	1.3	1	–1
Mizrachi	11,761	1.2	1	–1
National Union	11,100	1.1	0	–2
Women's Union	10,634	1.1	0	0
Russian Public Workers' Association	10,556	1.1	1	–1
Orthodox Voters	10,166	1.1	1	New
Latvian Work Union	8,851	0.9	1	0
Association of Russian Peasants and Russian Public Workers	8,298	0.9	1	New
Workers and Poor Peasants	8,378	0.9	1	New
List for Riga Germans for Vidzeme	6,138	0.6	1	New
Trade Association of Railwaymen, Government Employees, Craftsmen and Workers	5,976	0.6	1	New
Latgalian Latvian Union	5,882	0.6	1	0
United Zionist Socialist Party of Latvia	5,274	0.5	0	New
United List of New Farmers - Small Landowners Party, Economic Centre and Dischargees	5,065	0.5	0	New
Bund	5,044	0.5	0	–1
Union of Christian and Working People	4,840	0.5	1	0
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles	4,202	0.4	0	–2
United List of Zemgale Jews	3,700	0.4	0	New
Old Believers	3,857	0.4	0	–2
Progressive Union and Democratic Centre	3,786	0.4	0	New
Unsatisfied New Farmers, Small Landholders and Fishermen	3,288	0.3	0	New
Courlanders' Association	3,094	0.3	0	New
Progressive Peasants and New Peasants of Zemgale	3,109	0.3	0	New
Lithuanian Catholics and Belarusians	3,105	0.3	0	New
Jewish Progressive Association	2,116	0.2	0	New
Association of Latvian Tenants	1,806	0.2	0	New
Latvian Social Democratic Opposition Workers	1,778	0.2	0	New
Latgalian Land Ploughmen, Radical Democrats and Soldier Liberators	1,556	0.2	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	6,855	–	–	–
Total	974,075	100	100	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,217,914	80.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1143
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1113
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1105