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 Pauls Kalniņš (3 March 1872, in Vilce Parish – 26 August 1945, in Lustenau, Austria) was a Latvian physician and politician ( LSDSP), a long-term Speaker of the Saeima, one of the signatories of the Memorandum of the Central Council of Latv ...

continued to hold the post of

Speaker of the Saeima The Speaker of the Saeima ( lv, Saeimas priekšsēdētājs; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima. If the President of Latvia resigns from office, dies or is removed from office befo ...

to which he was first elected during the

1st Saeima The 1st Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from November 7, 1922 until November 2, 1925. It was the first Saeima to be elected after the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia had created the Constitution of Latvia and the Elections Law. Social-De ...

. 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 Wolma ...

(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 is ...

– 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 establ ...

– 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 Ād ...

– 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 – 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 com ...

– 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 *

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* Longins Ausējs *

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* Jānis Blumbergs *

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* Kristaps Bungšs *

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* Hugo Celmiņš * Jūlijs Celms * Fēlikss Cielēns *

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* Kārlis Dēķens * Kārlis Dišlers * Morduhs Dubins *

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* Hugo Dzelzītis *

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* Arkādijs Eglītis *

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* Hermanis Enzeliņš *

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* Jūlijs Ērglis * Vilhelms Firkss * Markus Gailītis *

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* Eduards Grantskalns *

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* Kārlis Gulbis * Jānis Ģībietis * Jons Hāns *

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* Staņislavs Jubuls * Ivans Jupatovs *

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* Meletijs Kallistratovs * Ringolds Kalnings * Augusts Kalniņš *

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* Nikolajs Kalniņš *

* Hermanis Kaupiņš *

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* Pēteris Kotans *

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* Kārlis Krievs * Bernhards Kublinskis * Kārlis Kvellbergs *

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* Krišs Ķūķis * Kārlis Lauva *

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* Pauls Lejiņš * Rūdolfs Lindiņš *

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* Klāvs Lorencs * Noijs Maizels *

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* Gotfrīds Mīlbergs *

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* Oto Nonācs *

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* Jānis Opincāns * Lukass Ozoliņš *

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* Kārlis Pauļuks *

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* Antons Rancāns * Jezups Rancāns *

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* Jānis Rubulis * Vladislavs Rubulis * Ansis Rudevics * Jānis Rudzis * Marģers Skujenieks * Pauls Šīmanis * Leontijs Špoļanskis * Jānis Šterns * Elpidifors Tihoņickis * Francis Trasuns * Jezups Trasuns *

* Pēteris Ulpe * Ādolfs Valters *

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* Jānis Veržbickis * Jaroslavs Viļpiševskis * Jānis Višņa * Ruvins Vitenbergs * Pēteris Zeibolts *

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References

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