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1922 Latvian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
election_date	7–8 October 1922
country	Latvia
previous_election	1920
next_election	1925
majority_seats	51
seats_for_election	All 100 seats in the Saeima
turnout	83.14%
party1	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party	leader1 = Jānis Pliekšāns	percentage1 = 30.56	seats1 = 30	last_election1 = 57
party2	Latvian Farmers' Union	leader2 = Kārlis Ulmanis	percentage2 = 16.77	seats2 = 17	last_election2 = 26
party3	Democratic Centre (Latvia)	leader3 = Jānis Čakste	percentage3 = 7.26	seats3 = 6	last_election3 = New
party4	SDML	leader4 = Marģers Skujenieks	percentage4 = 6.26	seats4 = 7	last_election4 = New
party5	LKZKP	leader5 = Jāzeps Rancāns	percentage5 = 5.96	seats5 = 6	last_election5 = 6
party6	ADP	leader6 = Paul Schiemann	percentage6 = 5.32	seats6 = 6	last_election6 = 6
party7	KNS	leader7 = Gustavs Reinhards	percentage7 = 4.17	seats7 = 4	last_election7 = New
party8	BNC	leader8 = Arveds Bergs	percentage8 = 3.72	seats8 = 4	last_election8 = New
party9	LZDP	leader9 = Jezups Trasuns	percentage9 = 3.50	seats9 = 4	last_election9 = New
party10	ENB	leader10 =	percentage10 = 2.10	seats10 = 2	last_election10 = New
party11	JS	leader11 = Oto Nonācs	percentage11 = 1.94	seats11 = 3	last_election11 = New
party12	VJS	leader12 =	percentage12 = 1.80	seats12 = 2	last_election12 = New
party13	APP	leader13 =	percentage13 = 1.58	seats13 = 1	last_election13 = 1
party14	Old Believers	leader14 = Meletijs Kaļistratovs	percentage14 = 1.56	seats14 = 1	last_election14 = New
party15	Agudas Israel (Latvia)	leader15 = Mordehai Dubin	percentage15 = 1.44	seats15 = 2	last_election15 = New
party16	LZP	leader16 =	percentage16 = 1.08	seats16 = 1	last_election16 = 17
party17	LKS	leader17 =	percentage17 = 1.07	seats17 = 1	last_election17 = 0
party18	LTA	leader18 =	percentage18 = 0.86	seats18 = 1	last_election18 = New
party19	Ceire Cion	leader19 = Max Lazerson	percentage19 = 0.65	seats19 = 1	last_election19 = 1
party20	Bund	leader20 = Noah Meisel	percentage20 = 0.30	seats20 = 1	last_election20 = New
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
before_party	Latvian Farmers' Union
after_election	Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
after_party	Latvian Farmers' Union

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

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.

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 total of 88 lists registered, but only 43 contested the election. There was no voter roll, but instead passports were used to identify voters.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p1143
Nohlen & Stöver, p1113
However, only 19.97% of voters made any changes to the lists. To register a list for the election parties needed only collect 100 signatures.Nohlen & Stöver, p1105

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