3rd 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 6 November 1928 until 2 November 1931. 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. 3rd Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of

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 ...

(1 December 1928 – 26 March 1931), and the 3rd 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 ...

(27 March 1931 – 5 December 1931).

Elections and parties

3rd Saeima elections were held on 6-7 October 1928 and 79.35% 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. *Social Democrats – 25 seats *Latvian Farmers’ Union – 16 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, ...

– 6 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 ...

– 6 seats * Workers and Peasants Party – 6 seats *Christian Union and Workers Party – 4 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 ...

– 4 seats * Democratic Centre and Independents union - 3 seats *Latgalian Democratic Peasant Party – 3 seats * Progressive People’s Union – 3 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 ...

, New Farmers and Craftsmen – 2 seats *United

Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow bet ...

list – 2 seats *{{ill, Mizrachi (Latvia), lt=Mizrachi, lv, Cionistu organizācija "Mizrahi" – 2 seats *Latgalian Independent Socialist Party – 2 seats * National Union – 2 seats *Russian district and activist united list – 2 seats * Russian Orthodox and Old Believers voters and united Russian organizations list – 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 *Lost money deposits and other victims Party – 1 seat * Agudas Israel– 1 seat *Christian Working Peoples Union – 1 seat *Union of Latgalian Latvians and land plowers Party – 1 seat *Latgalian Social Democratic Workers Party – 1 seat *

Labour League of Latvia The Labour League of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Darba Savienība) was a political party in Latvia. It existed from 1925 until 1934, when all political parties in Latvia were dissolved following a coup d'état. Its political orientation was centre-left, ...

– 1 seat *Peace, order and production Union – 1 seat *

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 * Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund – 1 seat Political history of Latvia Saeima