3rd Saeima
3rd Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from 6 November 1928 until 2 November 1931. Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima.
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3rd Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of Hugo Celmiņš (1 December 1928 – 26 March 1931), and the 3rd cabinet of Kārlis Ulmanis (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 – 6 seats
- Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party – 6 seats
- Workers and Peasants Party – 6 seats
- Christian Union and Workers Party – 4 seats
- New Farmers-Small Landowners Party – 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, New Farmers and Craftsmen – 2 seats
- United Old Believers list – 2 seats
- Mizrachi – 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 – 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 – 1 seat
- Peace, order and production Union – 1 seat
- Ceire Cion – 1 seat
- Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund – 1 seat
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