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; 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.
3rd Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of
Hugo Celmiņš (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
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Committee of the German Baltic Parties – 6 seats
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Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party – 6 seats
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Workers and Peasants Party – 6 seats
*Christian Union and Workers Party – 4 seats
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New Farmers-Small Landowners Party – 4 seats
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Democratic Centre and Independents union - 3 seats
*Latgalian Democratic Peasant Party – 3 seats
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Progressive People’s Union – 3 seats
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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 ...
, 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 ...
list – 2 seats
*{{ill, Mizrachi (Latvia), lt=Mizrachi, lv, Cionistu organizācija "Mizrahi" – 2 seats
*Latgalian Independent Socialist Party – 2 seats
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National Union – 2 seats
*Russian district and activist united list – 2 seats
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Russian Orthodox and Old Believers voters and united Russian organizations list – 2 seats
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Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles – 2 seats
*Lost money deposits and other victims Party – 1 seat
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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
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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
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Ceire Cion – 1 seat
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Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund – 1 seat
Political history of Latvia
Saeima