1998 Latvian parliamentary election

1998 Latvian parliamentary election
Latvia
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All 100 seats in the Saeima
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.00% Decrease (0.65 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
TP Andris Šķēle 21.30 24 New
LC Vilis Krištopans 18.15 21 +4
TB/LNNK Guntars Krasts 14.73 17 +3
TSP Jānis Jurkāns 14.20 16 +10
LSDA Jānis Ādamsons 12.88 14 +14
JP Raimonds Pauls 7.35 8 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Guntars Krasts
TB/LNNK
Vilis Krištopans
Latvian Way
Example of ballot paper

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998.[1] The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7