1931 Latvian parliamentary election

1931 Latvian parliamentary election

3–4 October 1931

Party Leader % Seats ± Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 19.23 21 Latvian Farmers' Union 12.25 14 LKZKP 8.16 8 SZP 6.33 6 Democratic Centre (Latvia) 6.24 6 LJSP 5.79 7 LZPA 5.04 5 ADP 4.01 5 PA 2.27 3 KNS 2.19 3 ANNCCP 2.12 2 KVDTP 2.12 2 JZA 1.96 2 Agudas Israel (Latvia) 1.84 2 APP 1.75 2

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kārlis Ulmanis Latvian Farmers' Union Marģers Skujenieks PA

File:Ballot paper of 1931 Latvian parliamentary election.jpg

Example of ballot paper from Riga constituency

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 and 4 October 1931. The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 100 seats. 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. 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.