1922_Latvian_parliamentary_election

1922 Latvian parliamentary election

1922 Latvian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 and 8 October 1922.[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 30 of the 100 seats.[2]

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Electoral system

For the elections the country was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 97 MPs using proportional representation. The three remaining seats were awarded to the parties with the highest vote totals that had failed to win a seat in any of the five constituencies.[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] However, only 19.97% of voters made any changes to the lists.[3] To register a list for the election parties needed only collect 100 signatures.[4] A total of 88 lists registered, but only 43 contested the election.[4] There was no voter roll, but instead passports were used to identify voters.[3]

Results

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References

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