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1920 Latvian Constituent Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Latvia on 17 and 18 April 1920.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party in the Constitutional Assembly, winning 57 of the 150 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1137 The elections were boycotted by communist parties.Nohlen & Stöver, p1103 The Constitutional Assembly was responsible for drafting a constitution, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922. Results References {{Latvian elections Latvia Constitutional Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ... Parliamentary elections in Latvia Independence of Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrarian Union Of The Landless
The Agrarian Union of the Landless ( lv, Bezzemnieku agrārā savienība, BAS) was a political party in Latvia in the early 1920s. History The party won three seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1137 Following the elections it was largely absorbed into the Latvian Farmers' Union, but continued to exist as a separate faction within the Union.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p456 In 1925 a breakaway from the Farmers' Union led to the establishment the New Farmers-Small Landowners Party, which had its roots in the BAS. The more radical BAS members remained in the Farmers' Union until 1928, when they also left to join the New Farmers-Small Landowners Party. In 1931 the more radical members left the party to establish the New Farmers' Association New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 In Latvia
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Elections In Europe
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latgalian Folk United Non-Partisan Group
Latgalian may refer to: * Something of or relating to Latgale, a region in eastern Latvia * Latgalians, an ancient Baltic tribe * Latgalians (modern), the modern inhabitants of Latgale * Latgalian language Latgalian (''latgalīšu volūda'', lv, latgaliešu valoda) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch often spoken in Latgale, the eastern part of Latvia. It is debated whether it is a separate language with heavy Latvian ..., the language spoken in that region {{Disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lithuanians And Catholics
The List of Lithuanians and Catholics ( lv, Lietuviešu un katoļu saraksts, LKS) was a political party in Latvia in the inter-war period. History The party contested the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections, but failed to win a seat.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1137 The 1922 elections saw the party win a single seat. However, the party did not run in the 1925 elections, and failed to win a seat when they returned for the 1928 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1928. Africa * 1928 Southern Rhodesian general election Asia * 1928 Japanese general election * 1928 Persian legislative election * 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections * 1928 Philippine .... Thereafter the LKS did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1131 References {{Latvian political parties Defunct political parties in Latvia Catholicism in Latvia Lithuanian diaspora in Europe Catholic political parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Polish Parties
The United Polish Parties ( lv, Apvienotās poļu partijas), officially the Educational and Charity Associations of Riga and the Polish Association in Latvia, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1130 was a political alliance in Latvia for Latvian Poles during the inter-war period. History The alliance won a single seat in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1137 It retained its seat in the 1922 elections, but did not run in the elections in 1925 and 1928. It returned to contest the 1931 elections, winning two seats. The 1931 elections were the last multi-party elections in the country until 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph .... References {{Latvian political parties Defunct political party all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latgale People Party
The Latgale People Party ( lv, Latgales Ļaužu partija) was a political party in Latvia in the inter-war period. History The party won a single seat in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1137 However, it did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1131 References {{Latvian political parties Defunct political parties in Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 combined the ideas of Zionism and democratic socialism. One of the party's goals was to create a Jewish state in Palestine. History The party won a single seat in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1137 It retained its seat in the 1922, 1925 and 1928 elections, but missed out on a seat in the 1931 elections by 50 votes. Later in 1931 it merged with the Latvian Organisation of Zionist Socialists to form the Zionist-Socialist Party., In: ''Latvijas ebreju kopiena: Vēsture, traģēdija, atdzimšana'' (''The Jewish Community of Latvia: History, Tragedy, Revival''), , 2001, ,English translation See also * Tze'irei Zion *History of the Jews in Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Partisan Landless Farmers
The Non-Partisan Landless Farmers ( lv, Bezpartejiskie bezzemnieki, BB), officially the Group of Latvian Non-Partisan Landless and Small Farmers (''Latvijas bezpartejisko bezzemnieku un mazsaimnieku grupa''),Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1130 was a political party in 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 ... in the early 1920s. History The party won two seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections. However, it did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1131 References {{Latvian political parties Defunct political parties in Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish National Bloc
The Jewish National Bloc ( lv, Ebreju nacionālais bloks) was a political alliance in Latvia in the 1920s. It consisted of Histadruth Hacionith, the Jewish National Democratic Party and .Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1134 History The bloc contested the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections as the Jewish Bloc, winning five seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1137 For the 1922 elections it changed its name to the Jewish National Bloc, but won only two seats in the 1st Saeima. The bloc was later disbanded, with the three parties contesting the 1925 elections alone. Mizrachi won a single seat in the 2nd Saeima, whilst the other two failed to pass the electoral threshold. See also *Jews in Latvia * Agudas Israel *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United List Of Russians
The United List of Russians ( lv, Vienotais krievu saraksts, VKS) was a political party in Latvia in the early 1920s. History The party contested the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections as Russian Citizens Groups (''Krievu pilsoņu grupas''), Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1134 winning four seats. Prior to the 1922 elections it became the United List of Russians. The party won two seats in the Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular ..., but did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1131 References {{Latvian political parties Defunct political parties in Latvia Russian political parties in Latvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |