1998_Latvian_parliamentary_election
1998 Latvian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election held in Latvia
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.
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| Turnout | 71.00%  (0.65 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Party | 203,585 | 21.30 | 24 | New | |
| Latvian Way | 173,420 | 18.15 | 21 | +4 | |
| For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 140,773 | 14.73 | 17 | +3 | |
| National Harmony Party | 135,700 | 14.20 | 16 | +10 | |
| Latvian Social Democratic Alliance | 123,056 | 12.88 | 14 | +14 | |
| New Party | 70,214 | 7.35 | 8 | New | |
| Latvian Farmers' Union | 23,732 | 2.48 | 0 | – | |
| Workers' Party–LKDS–ZP | 22,018 | 2.30 | 0 | – | |
| People's Movement for Latvia | 16,647 | 1.74 | 0 | –16 | |
| Democratic Party "Saimnieks" | 15,410 | 1.61 | 0 | –18 | |
| Latvian Revival Party | 5,000 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
| National Progress Party | 4,522 | 0.47 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian Unity Party | 4,445 | 0.47 | 0 | –8 | |
| Social Democratic Women's Organisation | 3,133 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Popular Movement "Freedom" | 3,099 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian National Democratic Party | 2,927 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conservative Party | 2,318 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
| Citizens' Union "Our Land" | 2,238 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Helsinki-86 | 2,088 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Democrats' Party | 792 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latvian National Reform Party | 464 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 955,581 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 955,581 | 97.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,819 | 2.73 | |||
| Total votes | 982,400 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,383,661 | 71.00 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
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Initially, a coalition government was formed between Latvian Way, For Fatherland and Freedom, the Social Democratic Alliance and the New Party. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority with 60 out of the 100 MPs. However, within six months of the coalition forming, the Social Democratic Alliance left the government, leaving it with just 46 MPs, wiping out its parliamentary majority. As a result, a new government was formed with the addition of the People's Party. This enjoyed a large parliamentary majority, with 70 out of the 100 MPs.
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7