2nd Saeima was the parliament of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

from November 3, 1925, until November 5, 1928. The Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of

Speaker of the Saeima The Speaker of the Saeima ( lv, Saeimas priekšsēdētājs; literal translation, lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima. If the President of Latvia resigns from offi ...

to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima. 2nd Saeima gave confidence to the second cabinet of

Kārlis Ulmanis Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis (; 4 September 1877 – 20 September 1942) was a Latvian politician. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from November 1918 to ...

(December 24, 1925 – May 6, 1926), cabinet of

Arturs Alberings Arturs Alberings (8 January 1876 – 26 April 1934) was the 6th Prime Minister of Latvia. He held office from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926. Personal life Alberings was born on 8 January 1876 to a family of farmers in Rūjiena, Kreis Wolmar ...

(May 7, 1926 – December 18, 1926), the firsts cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (December 19, 1926 – January 23, 1928) and cabinet of

Pēteris Juraševskis Pēteris Juraševskis (23 March 1872, in Sesava parish – 10 January 1945) held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia from 24 January 1928 – 30 November 1928. He was the Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet po ...

(January 24, 1928 – November 30, 1928).

Elections and parties

The 2nd Saeima elections were held on October 3–4, 1925, and 74,89% of eligible voters participated. Due to the liberal elections law, 27 parties and candidates lists were elected to the 100 seats, representing all the political and ethnic interest groups of Latvia. *

Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party ) , colours = Maroon Green , headquarters = Riga, Lāčplēša iela 60, LV-1011 , seats1_title = Saeima , seats1 = , seats2_title = European Parliament , seats2 = , website lsdsp.lv, membership_year = 2017 , membership = 633 The Latv ...

– 32 seats *

Latvian Farmers' Union The Latvian Farmers' Union ( lv, Latvijas Zemnieku savienība, LZS) is an agrarian political party in Latvia. Initially formed in 1917 during the period of Latvian War of Independence, it was banned in 1934. It was re-established in 1990. It i ...

– 16 seats * Democratic Centre and Independents union - 5 seats *

Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party The Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party ( lv, Latgales kristīgo zemnieku un katoļu partija) was a Christian centrist political party in Latvia during the inter-war period.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A ...

– 5 seats *

Committee of the German Baltic Parties The Committee of the German-Baltic Parties (german: Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP) was an alliance of Baltic German political parties in Latvia during the inter-war period. Its members included the German-Baltic Democratic Party, ...

– 4 seats *

Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers The Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers ( lv, Sociāldemokrātu mazinieku un laukstrādnieku savenība, SDML) was a political party in Latvia in the inter-war period led by Marģers Skujenieks. History The party was establi ...

– 4 seats * National Union – 3 seats *

New Farmers-Small Landowners Party The New Farmers-Small Landowners Party ( lv, Latvijas Jaunsaimnieku un sīkgruntnieku partija) was a political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It had two wings; the Farmers wing led by M Gailītis and the Landowners wing led by Ādo ...

– 3 seats *

New Farmers' Union The New Farmers' Union ( lv, Jaunzemnieku savienība, JS) was a centrist political party in Latvia in the inter-war period. History The party was established by the merger of several parties, and was officially known as the Latvian New Farmers' ...

– 3 seats * Independent national center – 3 seats * Agudas Israel – 2 seats * The United List of Latgalian Labour Party and Latgalian small-holder and landless Union – 2 seats *

Christian National Union The Christian National Union ( pl, Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe), abbreviated to ZChN,Maher (2004), p. 3458 was a Polish nationalist political party in Poland. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the Solida ...

– 2 seats *Latgalian Democrat Party – 2 seats *

Latgalian Farmers Party The Latgalian Farmers Party ( lv, Latgales Zemnieku partija) was a political party in Latvia representing the interests of Latgale farmers during the inter-war period. History The party won 17 seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections ...

– 2 seats * Peace, order and production Union – 2 seats * Russian Orthodox and Russian organizations Bloc – 2 seats *

Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles The Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles ( lv, Poļu-katoļu Latvijas poļu savienība, ) was a political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It was led by (''Jan Wierzbicki''). History The party was established in 1917.Vincent E Mc ...

– 2 seats * Old Believer Central Committee – 2 seats *

Ceire Cion Ceire Cion ( he, צעירי ציון, "Youth of Zion"), sometimes called the Zionist Party or Ethnic Socialist Party, was a centre-left Jewish political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It was led by jurist Max Lazerson. The party comb ...

– 1 seat *Independent candidate – 1 seat * – 1 seat *Congress of War ravaged districts – 1 seat * Union of Russian Officials – 1 seat *Latgalian Non-party Union – 1 seat *National Farmers Union – 1 seat * Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund – 1 seat

List of Saeima deputies

* Alfrēds Alslēbens * Jānis Annuss * Longins Ausējs * Kristaps Bahmanis *

Jānis Balodis Jānis Balodis (20 February 1881 – 8 August 1965) was an army general, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Latvia (1919–1921), Minister of War (1931–1940) and politician who was one of the principal figures during the Latvian War of ...

* Voldemārs Bastjānis *

Ernests Bauers Ernests is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Ernest and may refer to: *Ernests Birznieks-Upītis (1871-1960), Latvian writer, translator and librarian *Ernests Blanks (1894–1972), Latv ...

Arveds Bergs Arveds Kārlis Kristaps Bergs (born 13 September 1875 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – died 19 December 1941, Chkalov, Orenburg Oblast, Soviet Union) was a Latvian lawyer, newspaper editor and politician actively advocating establ ...

Roberts Bīlmanis Roberts may refer to: People * Roberts (given name), a Latvian masculine given name * Roberts (surname), a popular surname, especially among the Welsh Places * Roberts (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon ;United Sta ...

* Jānis Blumbergs *

Ādolfs Bļodnieks Ādolfs Bļodnieks (24 July 1889 – 21 March 1962) held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia from 24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934, for the New Farmers' Party. Blodnieks was born in Tukums Tukums (; german: Tuckum; liv, Tukāmō) is a t ...

Jānis Breikšs Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to: * Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician *Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian poet, writer, playwright and poli ...

* Augusts Briedis *

Kristaps Bungšs Kristaps is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the German name Christoph and may refer to: *Kristaps Blanks (born 1986), Latvian football striker *Kristaps Dārgais (born 1990), Latvian basketball player *Kristaps Grebis (born 1 ...

Kārlis Būmeisters Kārlis Būmeisters (born December 13, 1986 in Riga) is a Latvian musician, artist, guitarist and TV host once using the stage name Kaža. He is now in politics in the European Parliament in Brussels as a press secretary for the European Parliamen ...

Hugo Celmiņš Hugo Celmiņš (October 30, 1877 – July 30, 1941) was a Latvian politician, a public employee, agronomist, twice the Prime Minister of Latvia (''19 January 1924 – 23 December 1925, 1 December 1928 – 26 March 1931''). Arrested and deported t ...

* Jūlijs Celms * Fēlikss Cielēns *

Jānis Čakste Jānis Kristaps Čakste (14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutio ...

* Kārlis Dēķens * Kārlis Dišlers * Morduhs Dubins * Roberts Dukurs * Hugo Dzelzītis * Antons Dzenis * Arkādijs Eglītis * Kristaps Eliass * Hermanis Enzeliņš * Aleksandrs Evans * Jūlijs Ērglis * Vilhelms Firkss * Markus Gailītis * Jānis Goldmanis * Eduards Grantskalns *

Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis (, born 30 August 1988, nicknamed "Lord", "The Gull" or "Ernie") is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schütt ...

* Kārlis Gulbis * Jānis Ģībietis * Jons Hāns * Vilis Holcmanis * Eduards Jaunzems * Staņislavs Jubuls * Ivans Jupatovs *

Jānis Kalējs Jānis Kalējs (born 1965 in Riga) is a Latvian film director. Kalējs was one of four contributing directors awarded the Lielais Kristaps Best Film award in 2007 for the film Vogelfrei ''Vogelfrei'' ( nl, Vogelvrij and af, Voëlvry) in Germa ...

* Meletijs Kallistratovs * Ringolds Kalnings * Augusts Kalniņš *

Bruno Kalniņš Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...

* Nikolajs Kalniņš * Pauls Kalniņš * Hermanis Kaupiņš * Karls Kellers * Ādolfs Klīve * Pēteris Kotans * Andrejs Krastkalns * Kārlis Krievs * Bernhards Kublinskis * Kārlis Kvellbergs *

Alberts Kviesis Alberts Kviesis (22 December 1881, in Tērvete Parish – 9 August 1944, in Riga) was a Latvian politician and the third President of Latvia. Alberts Kviesis was born in Kalnamuiža (Tērvete) parish (now Dobele Municipality) in the Courland G ...

* Krišs Ķūķis * Kārlis Lauva * Maksis Lazersons * Pauls Lejiņš * Rūdolfs Lindiņš * Francis Logins * Klāvs Lorencs * Noijs Maizels * Fricis Menders * Gotfrīds Mīlbergs *

Ernests Morics Ernests is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Ernest and may refer to: *Ernests Birznieks-Upītis (1871-1960), Latvian writer, translator and librarian *Ernests Blanks (1894–1972), Latv ...

* Oto Nonācs * Markus Nuroks * Jānis Opincāns * Lukass Ozoliņš * Alfons Pastors * Kārlis Pauļuks * Andrejs Petrevics *

Jānis Pommers Archbishop John ( lv, Аrhibīskaps Jānis, russian: Архиепископ Иоанн, secular name Jānis Pommers or Ivan Andreyevich Pommer, russian: Иван Андреевич Поммер; 6 (18) January 1876 – 29 September (12 October) ...

* Eduards Radziņš *

Rainis Rainis was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (September 11, 1865 – September 12, 1929), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays ''Uguns un nakts'' (''Fire and Night'', 1905) and ''Ind ...

* Antons Rancāns * Jezups Rancāns * Gustavs Reinhards * Miķelis Rozentāls * Jānis Rubulis * Vladislavs Rubulis * Ansis Rudevics * Jānis Rudzis * Marģers Skujenieks * Pauls Šīmanis * Leontijs Špoļanskis * Jānis Šterns * Elpidifors Tihoņickis *

Francis Trasuns Francis Trasuns (October 16, 1864 – April 6, 1926) was a Latgalian priest, theologian and politician. He was a member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire (in 1906) and a member of the Latvian parliament (1922–1926). All his life, Tras ...

* Jezups Trasuns *

* Pēteris Ulpe * Ādolfs Valters * Andrejs Veckalns * Jānis Veržbickis * Jaroslavs Viļpiševskis * Jānis Višņa * Ruvins Vitenbergs * Pēteris Zeibolts * Francis Zeps

References

Political history of Latvia Saeima {{Latvia-hist-stub