Election Name: | 1925 Latvian presidential election |
Country: | Latvia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1922 Latvian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | 1927 Latvian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1927 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1925 |
Image1: | Janis Cakste.jpg |
Nominee1: | Jānis Čakste |
Party1: | Democratic Centre (Latvia) |
Electoral Vote1: | 60 |
Nominee2: | Kārlis Ulmanis |
Party2: | Latvian Farmers' Union |
Electoral Vote2: | 31 |
Image3: | Rainis.jpg |
Nominee3: | Jānis Pliekšāns |
Party3: | Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party |
Electoral Vote3: | Withdrew |
Map Size: | 300px |
Map Alt: | Votes by MPs |
President | |
Before Election: | Jānis Čakste |
Before Party: | Democratic Centre (Latvia) |
After Election: | Jānis Čakste |
After Party: | Democratic Centre (Latvia) |
The 1925 presidential elections in Latvia took place on November 6, 1925 over a two parliamentary period. In the elections with three candidates, Jānis Čakste was re-elected as the President of Latvia.
Candidate | Party | |
---|---|---|
Jānis Čakste | Democratic Centre | |
Kārlis Ulmanis | Latvian Farmers' Union | |
Jānis Pliekšāns (Rainis) | LSDSP |
The first ballot failed to elect the president because no candidate received more than 50 votes. Jānis Pliekšāns won 33 votes, Kārlis Ulmanis won 32, and Čakste won 29. Each candidate only received the total number of votes of members of the same party. In the second ballot, the LSDSP withdrew Pliekšāns' candidacy, which thus gave Čakste a comfortable majority of 60 votes.[1]