1995 Latvian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 30 September and 1 October 1995.[1] The Democratic Party "Saimnieks" emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 18 of the 100 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	144,758	15.2	18	New
People's Movement for Latvia	142,324	15.0	16	New
Latvian Way	139,929	14.7	17	–19
For Fatherland and Freedom	114,050	12.0	14	+8
Latvian Unity Party	68,305	7.2	8	+8
ZS-LKDS-LDP	60,498	6.4	8	–10
NKP-ZP	60,352	6.3	8	New
Socialist Party of Latvia	53,325	5.6	5	New
National Harmony Party	53,041	5.6	6	–7
Labour and Justice Coalition	43,599	4.6	0	New
Political Union of Economists	14,209	1.5	0	New
Latvian Farmers' Union	13,009	1.4	0	–12
Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia	11,924	1.3	0	0
Popular Front of Latvia	11,090	1.2	0	0
Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party	9,468	1.0	0	New
Citizens Union "Our Land" – Anti-Communist Union	5,050	0.5	0	0
Democrats' Party	2,546	0.3	0	New
Latvian Liberal Party	2,163	0.2	0	0
Latvian National Democratic Party	1,367	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	14,332	–	–	–
Total	965,339	100	100	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,328,779	72.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

Both parties of government, Latvian Way and Latvian Farmers' Union were punished by the voters, losing a substantial number of seats. With no party able to form a working majority, a new government was formed led by independent Andris Šķēle.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7