Election Name: | 1993 Latvian parliamentary election |
Country: | Latvia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1995 |
Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Saeima |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Turnout: | 91.18% (9,93 pp) |
Election Date: | 5–6 June 1993 |
First Election: | yes |
Leader1: | Valdis Birkavs |
Party1: | LC |
Last Election1: | New |
Seats1: | 36 |
Percentage1: | 32.41 |
Leader2: | Joachim Siegerist |
Party2: | LNNK |
Last Election2: | New |
Seats2: | 15 |
Percentage2: | 13.35 |
Leader3: | Jānis Jurkāns |
Party3: | SL |
Last Election3: | New |
Seats3: | 13 |
Percentage3: | 12.01 |
Leader4: | Jānis Kinna |
Party4: | LZS |
Last Election4: | New |
Seats4: | 12 |
Percentage4: | 10.65 |
Leader5: | Tatjana Ždanoka |
Party5: | Equal Rights |
Last Election5: | New |
Seats5: | 7 |
Percentage5: | 5.76 |
Leader6: | Māris Grīnblats |
Party6: | TB |
Last Election6: | New |
Seats6: | 6 |
Percentage6: | 5.35 |
Leader7: | Andris Teikmanis |
Party7: | LKDS |
Color7: |
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Last Election7: | New |
Seats7: | 6 |
Percentage7: | 5.01 |
Leader8: | Ints Cālītis |
Party8: | DCP |
Last Election8: | New |
Seats8: | 5 |
Percentage8: | 4.77 |
Map: | Vēlētāju Karte (1993).svg |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Ivars Godmanis |
Before Party: | Popular Front of Latvia |
After Election: | Valdis Birkavs |
After Party: | Latvian Way |
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993,[1] the first after independence was restored in 1991. Latvian Way emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 36 of the 100 seats. A total of 23 parties participated in the elections, although only eight received 4% or more of votes and won seats.[2] Voter turnout was 91.2%, the highest in the country's history.[3] Only 66–75% of Latvian residents were citizens and qualified to vote, with the majority of those not able to vote being Russian.[4]
A coalition minority government was formed between Latvian Way and the Latvian Farmers' Union. However, the coalition only commanded the support of 48 out of the 100 MPs, meaning that it was heavily reliant on opposition parties to ensure a parliamentary majority.