1993 Latvian parliamentary election

1993 Latvian parliamentary election
Latvia
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All 100 seats in the Saeima
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout91.18% Increase (9,93 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats
LC Valdis Birkavs 32.41 36
LNNK Joachim Siegerist 13.35 15
SL Jānis Jurkāns 12.01 13
LZS Jānis Kinna 10.65 12
Equal Rights Tatjana Ždanoka 5.76 7
TB Māris Grīnblats 5.35 6
LKDS Andris Teikmanis 5.01 6
DCP Ints Cālītis 4.77 5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ivars Godmanis
Popular Front of Latvia
Valdis Birkavs
Latvian Way

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993,[1] the first after independence was restored in 1991. Latvian Way emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 36 of the 100 seats. A total of 23 parties participated in the elections, although only eight received 4% or more of votes and won seats.[2] Voter turnout was 91.2%, the highest in the country's history.[3] Only 66–75% of Latvian residents were citizens and qualified to vote, with the majority of those not able to vote being Russian.[4]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ 5th Saeima Elections CVK
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1123
  4. ^ "Minorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Russians in Latvia, 2004, Jun 4 – 5, 1993". Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland.