1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Latvia on 17 and 18 April 1920. The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party in the Constitutional Assembly, winning 57 of the 150 seats. The elections were boycotted by communist parties. The Constitutional Assembly was responsible for drafting a constitution, which was approved on 15 February and promulgated on 7 November 1922.

1920 Latvian Constitutional Assembly election
17–18 April 1920
PartyLeader % Seats
LSDSP Andrejs Petrevics 38.67 57
LZS Kārlis Ulmanis 17.79 26
Latgalian Farmers Party 10.26 17
ADP Paul Schiemann 4.54 6
Democrats Union 4.17 6
Workers' Party 3.96 6
LKZKP Jāzeps Rancāns 3.73 6
BPG 3.36 6
KNS Gustavs Reinhards 2.28 3
BAS 1.98 3
KPG 1.92 4
Jewish Bloc 1.80 5
LBBMG 1.57 2
Ceire Cion Max Lazerson 1.16 1
LLP 0.92 1
APP 0.78 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Kārlis Ulmanis
LZS		 Kārlis Ulmanis
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