1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Latvia on 17 and 18 April 1920.^[1] The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party in the Constitutional Assembly, winning 57 of the 150 seats.^[2] The elections were boycotted by communist parties.^[3] The Constitutional Assembly was responsible for drafting a constitution, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922.^[3]

1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election

17–18 April 1920 1922 →

Party Leader Vote % Seats LSDSP Andrejs Petrevics 38.67 57 LZS Kārlis Ulmanis 17.79 26 Latgalian Farmers Party 10.26 17 ADP Paul Schiemann 4.54 6 Democrats Union 4.17 6 Workers' Party 3.96 6 LKZKP Jāzeps Rancāns 3.73 6 BPG 3.36 6 KNS Gustavs Reinhards 2.28 3 BAS 1.98 3 KPG 1.92 4 Jewish Bloc 1.80 5 LBBMG 1.57 2 Ceire Cion Max Lazerson 1.16 1 LLP 0.92 1 APP 0.78 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kārlis Ulmanis LZS Kārlis Ulmanis LZS

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party	274,877	38.67	57
	Latvian Farmers' Union	126,434	17.79	26
	Latgalian Farmers Party	72,961	10.26	17
	Committee of the German Baltic Parties	32,256	4.54	6
	Democrats Union	29,662	4.17	6
	Workers' Party	28,117	3.96	6
	Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party	26,534	3.73	6
	Group of Non-Partisan Citizens	23,867	3.36	6
	Christian National Union	16,218	2.28	3
	Agrarian Union of the Landless	14,078	1.98	3
	Russian Citizens Groups	13,651	1.92	4
	Jewish Bloc	12,764	1.80	5
	Non-Partisan Landless Farmers	11,180	1.57	2
	Ceire Cion	8,254	1.16	1
	Latgale People Party	6,539	0.92	1
	United Polish Parties	5,525	0.78	1
	List of Lithuanians and Catholics	2,038	0.29	0
	Working Group of Landless Farmers and Workers	1,588	0.22	0
	List of Soldier Candidates	1,497	0.21	0
	Latgalian Folk United Non-Partisan Group	1,026	0.14	0
	List of Revolutionaries and Socialists	724	0.10	0
	Women's Union	436	0.06	0
	Jews of Ludza	152	0.02	0
	Working Group of Jēkabmiests Village	87	0.01	0
	Others	424	0.06	0
Total		710,889	100.00	150
Valid votes		709,004	99.73
Invalid/blank votes		1,930	0.27
Total votes		710,934	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		797,662	89.13
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[a]

1. The reported number of valid votes was 1,885 less than the total number of votes received by contesting parties.^[2]