Latvia 1995 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : "Democratic Party ""Saimnieks""" won 18 of 100 seats with 15.2% of the vote; 72.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 18.5 points on 1993.
- Latvia
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Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Democratic Party ""Saimnieks""" | 18 | 15.2 | 144,758 | ||
| People's Movement for Latvia -- Siegerist Party | 16 | 14.9 | 142,324 | ||
| Latvian Way | 17 | −19 | 14.7 | −17.8 | 139,929 |
| For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 14 | +8 | 11.9 | +6.6 | 114,050 |
| Latvian Unity Party | 8 | 7.2 | 68,305 | ||
| Christian Democratic Unionwith Latvian Farmers' Union | 8 | +2 | 6.4 | +1.4 | 60,498 |
| Latvian National Independence Movementwith Latvian Green Party | 8 | −7 | 6.3 | −7.0 | 60,352 |
| Socialist Party of Latviawith Equal Rights | 5 | 5.6 | 53,325 | ||
| National Harmony Party | 6 | −7 | 5.5 | −6.5 | 53,041 |
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 0 | 4.6 | 43,599 | ||
| Political Union of Economists | 0 | 1.5 | 14,209 | ||
| Union of Latvian Farmers | 0 | 1.4 | 13,009 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia's Party of Russian Citizens | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 11,924 |
| Popular Front of Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | −1.5 | 11,090 |
| Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party | 0 | 1.0 | 9,468 |
± is the change against the Latvia 1993 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- "Democratic Party ""Saimnieks""" 144,758
- People's Movement for Latvia -- Siegerist Party 142,324
- Latvian Way 139,929
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 114,050
- Latvian Unity Party 68,305
- Christian Democratic Union 60,498
- Latvian National Independence Movement 60,352
- Socialist Party of Latvia 53,325
- National Harmony Party 53,041
- Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 43,599
- Political Union of Economists 14,209
- Union of Latvian Farmers 13,009
- Latvia's Party of Russian Citizens 11,924
- Popular Front of Latvia 11,090
- Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party 9,468
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
Share of the vote
Turnout
72.6% of the 1,328,779 registered voters cast a ballot (965,339 ballots), down 18.5 points on 1993. 951,007 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- "Democratic Party ""Saimnieks"""15.2% of votes18.0% of seats
- Latvian Way14.7% of votes17.0% of seats
- People's Movement for Latvia -- Siegerist Party14.9% of votes16.0% of seats
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK11.9% of votes14.0% of seats
- Latvian Unity Party7.2% of votes8.0% of seats
- Christian Democratic Union6.4% of votes8.0% of seats
- Latvian National Independence Movement6.3% of votes8.0% of seats
- National Harmony Party5.5% of votes6.0% of seats
- Socialist Party of Latvia5.6% of votes5.0% of seats
- Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party4.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 9.7 by votes and 7.6 by seats; "Democratic Party ""Saimnieks""" led People's Movement for Latvia -- Siegerist Party by 0.2 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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