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1993 Latvian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election held in Latvia

Field	Value
election_name	1993 Latvian parliamentary election
country	Latvia
ongoing	no
previous_election	[1990](1990-latvian-supreme-soviet-election)
next_election	[1995](1995-latvian-parliamentary-election)
seats_for_election	All 100 seats in the Saeima
majority_seats	51
turnout	91.18% (9,93 pp)
election_date	5–6 June 1993
first_election	yes
leader1	Valdis Birkavs
party1	LC
last_election1	New
seats1	36
percentage1	32.41
leader2	Joachim Siegerist
party2	LNNK
last_election2	New
seats2	15
percentage2	13.35
leader3	Jānis Jurkāns
party3	SL
last_election3	New
seats3	13
percentage3	12.01
leader4	Jānis Kinna
party4	LZS
last_election4	New
seats4	12
percentage4	10.65
leader5	Tatjana Ždanoka
party5	Equal Rights
last_election5	New
seats5	7
percentage5	5.76
leader6	Māris Grīnblats
party6	TB
last_election6	New
seats6	6
percentage6	5.35
leader7	Andris Teikmanis
party7	LKDS
color7	#313072
last_election7	New
seats7	6
percentage7	5.01
leader8	Ints Cālītis
party8	DCP
color8
last_election8	New
seats8	5
percentage8	4.77
map	Vēlētāju Karte (1993).svg
map_caption	Results by district
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Ivars Godmanis
before_party	Popular Front of Latvia
after_election	Valdis Birkavs
after_party	Latvian Way

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993, the first after independence was restored in 1991. Latvian Way emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 36 of the 100 seats. A total of 23 parties participated in the elections, although only eight received 4% or more of votes and won seats. Voter turnout was 91.2%, the highest in the country's history. Only 66–75% of Latvian residents were citizens and qualified to vote, with the majority of those not able to vote being Russian.

Results

Ballot papers of 1993 parliamentary election

Aftermath

A coalition minority government was formed between Latvian Way and the Latvian Farmers' Union. However, the coalition only commanded the support of 48 out of the 100 MPs, meaning that it was heavily reliant on opposition parties to ensure a parliamentary majority.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
[https://www.cvk.lv/en/elections/saeima-elections/5th-saeima-elections 5th Saeima Elections] CVK
Nohlen & Stöver, p1123
"Minorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Russians in Latvia, 2004, Jun 4 – 5, 1993". Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland.

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