1990 Latvian Supreme Soviet election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Latvian SSR on 18 March 1990.[1] It was the first free parliamentary election in Latvia since 1931 and saw 201 deputies elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR, 170 of them in the first round. Run-off elections were held on 25 March 1 and 29 April. The Popular Front of Latvia won over two-thirds of the vote. Unlike its Estonian and Lithuanian counterparts, the Latvian Communist Party did not separate from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, on 3 May 1990, the new Supreme Soviet re-elected the Communist Party member Anatolijs Gorbunovs as its chairman, effectively the leader of Latvia. He subsequently resigned from the party, and a year later the Communist Party was banned by the parliament.

1990 Latvian Supreme Soviet election
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
18 March 1990
All 201 seats in the Supreme Soviet
101 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
LTF Dainis Īvāns 68.20 131 New
LKP Jānis Vagris 21.50 55 -146
Independents – 10.30 15 New
Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet before Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet after
Anatolijs Gorbunovs
LKP		 Anatolijs Gorbunovs
Independent
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The elected parliament was responsible for some of the most important decisions in modern Latvian history, such as the declaration of renewed independence from the Soviet Union.

It was the first and only free election to the Supreme Soviet of Latvian SSR. The next parliament was elected as Saeima in 1993.[2]

Voting was held on the same day as an election in the Estonian SSR and Latvian municipal elections.

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Popular Front of Latvia1,086,43968.20131
Communist Party of Latvia342,49921.5055
Independents164,08010.3015
Total1,593,018100.00201
Registered voters/turnout1,960,638–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. "Latvia – History". The World Guide. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 April 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
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