Parliamentary election in Latvia 1998

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

21.2

18.1

14.7

14.1

12.8

7.3

2.5

9.3

TP

LC

TB

TSP

LSDSP

JP

LZS

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

      

A total of 100 seats

• LSDSP : 14
• TSP : 16
• LC : 21
• TP : 24
• JP : 8
• TB : 17

The 1998 parliamentary elections in Latvia took place on October 3, 1998. It was the election of the 7th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia .

Electoral system

100 seats in the Latvian parliament were redefined. There was a five percent threshold . The election was based on proportional representation . The legislative period was four years.

Election result

6 of 21 lists moved into the Saeima.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Latvia in 1998

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	People's Party (TP)	203,585	21.2	New	24	New
	Latvian Way (LC)	173.420	18.1	+3.4	21st	+4
	For Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK (TB / LNNK)	140.773	14.7	+3.5	17th	+3
	People's Harmony Party (TSP)	135,700	14.1	+8.5	16	+10
	Latvian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDSP)	123.056	12.8	New	14th	New
	New Party (JP)	70.214	7.3	New	8th	New
	Farmers' Union of Latvia (LZS)	23,732	2.5	+1.1	0	± 0
	DP - KDS - LZP	22,018	2.3	−4.0	0	−8
	Popular Movement for Latvia (Winner Party) (TKL)	16,647	1.7	−13.2	0	−16
	Saimniek Democratic Party (DPS)	15,410	1.6	−14.0	0	−18
	Party of Unity of Latvia (LVP)	5,000	0.5	−6.7	0	−8
	National Progressive Party (NPP)	4,522	0.5	New	0	New
	Latvian Party of Recovery	4,445	0.5	New	0	New
	Social democratic women's organization	3.133	0.3	New	0	New
	Popular movement "freedom"	3,099	0.3	New	0	New
	Latvian National Democratic Party (LNDP)	2,927	0.3	+0.2	0	± 0
	Conservative Party	2,318	0.2	New	0	New
	Mara's land	2,238	0.2	New	0	New
	Helsinki-86	2,088	0.2	New	0	New
	Democratic Party	792	0.1	−0.2	0	± 0
	Latvian National Reform Party	464	0.1	New	0	New
total		955.581	100.0		100
Valid votes		955.581	97.3	−1.2
Invalid votes		26,819	2.7	+1.2
voter turnout		982,400	71.0	−1.6
Non-voters		401.261	29.0	+1.6
Eligible voters		1,383,661
Source: Central Electoral Commission

Among the 100 members of the Saeima were:

• 17 women
• 84 Latvians
• 94 with a university degree

Government formation

After a coalition of the Latvian Way Party with the nationalist For Fatherland and Freedom Party and the Center New Party , Vilis Krištopans became Prime Minister on November 26, 1998.

Web links

• Central Electoral Commission Official website (Latvian, English, Russian)
• Latvian Parliament - Saeima Official Website (Latvian, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official election results 1998 ( memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Central Election Commission (English)