1933 Latvian presidential election explained

Election Name:1933 Latvian presidential election
Country:Latvia
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1930 Latvian presidential election
Previous Year:1930
Next Election:1993 Latvian presidential election
Next Year:1993
Election Date:1933
Image1:Kviesis.jpg
Nominee1:Alberts Kviesis
Party1:Latvian Farmers' Union
Electoral Vote1:55
Nominee2:Pauls Kalniņš
Party2:Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Electoral Vote2:20
Image3:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Miķelis Bite
Party3:Trade Union Workers and Peasants Group
Electoral Vote3:9
Map Size:300px
Map Alt:Votes by MPs
President
Before Election:Alberts Kviesis
Before Party:Latvian Farmers' Union
After Election:Alberts Kviesis
After Party:Latvian Farmers' Union

The 1933 presidential elections in Latvia took place on April 4, 1933, during the term of the 4th Saeima. In the first round of voting, incumbent President Alberts Kviesis was re-elected President.

Candidates

CandidateParty
Alberts KviesisLatvian Farmers' Union
Pauls KalniņšLSDSP
Miķelis BiteTrade Union Workers and Peasants Group (Communist Party)

Election process and results

Along with incumbent President Alberts Kviesis and Speaker of the Saeima Pauls Kalniņš, the little-known Communist candidate Miķelis Bite, who had not yet passed the deputy's mandate at the time of the elections, was nominated for the presidency. In the first round, Kviesis received a sufficient number of votes to be re-elected as President.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kviesis, Alberts (22.12.1881.-09.08.1944.). lv. Historia.lv.