3rd Saeima

<h2 id="elections-and-parties">Elections and parties</h2>
<p>3rd Saeima elections were held on 6–7 October 1928 and 79.35% of eligible voters participated. Due to the liberal Elections law, 27 parties and candidates lists were elected to the 100 seats, representing all the political and ethnic interest groups of Latvia.  
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<ul><li>Social Democrats – 25 seats</li>
<li>Latvian Farmers’ Union – 16 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Committee_of_the_German_Baltic_Parties/wGD7kXGN">Committee of the German Baltic Parties</a> – 6 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Latgalian_Christian_Peasant_and_Catholic_Party/4dxHlDQ1">Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party</a> – 6 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Communist_Party_of_Latvia/cjRcICSG">Workers and Peasants Party</a> – 6 seats</li>
<li>Christian Union and Workers Party – 4 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/New_Farmers-Small_Landowners_Party/ETNEIUA5">New Farmers-Small Landowners Party</a> – 4 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Democratic_Centre_(Latvia)/2jIQfemI">Democratic Centre</a> and Independents union – 3 seats</li>
<li>Latgalian Democratic Peasant Party – 3 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Latgalian_Farmer-Labour_Party/HEcr5vj1">Progressive People’s Union</a> – 3 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Union_of_Social_Democrats_%25E2%2580%2593_Mensheviks_and_Rural_Workers/IYQ19nUT">Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers</a>, New Farmers and Craftsmen – 2 seats</li>
<li>United <a href="/facts/Old_Believers/E0IVqAgk">Old Believers</a> list – 2 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mizrachi_(Latvia)/jJH6AJ6U">Mizrachi</a> [lv] – 2 seats</li>
<li>Latgalian Independent Socialist Party – 2 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/National_Union_(Latvia)/FXY2EhUK">National Union</a> – 2 seats</li>
<li>Russian district and activist united list – 2 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Party_of_the_Orthodox/S5NFck3G">Russian Orthodox and Old Believers voters and united Russian organizations list</a> – 2 seats</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Polish-Catholic_Latvian_Union_of_Poles/hdVXHseL">Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles</a> – 2 seats</li>
<li>Lost money deposits and other victims Party – 1 seat</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Agudas_Israel_(Latvia)/fWY1XmIS">Agudas Israel</a>– 1 seat</li>
<li>Christian Working Peoples Union – 1 seat</li>
<li>Union of Latgalian Latvians and land plowers Party – 1 seat</li>
<li>Latgalian Social Democratic Workers Party – 1 seat</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Labour_League_of_Latvia/Jal2FGQu">Labour League of Latvia</a> – 1 seat</li>
<li>Peace, order and production Union – 1 seat</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ceire_Cion/YzGKauDI">Ceire Cion</a> – 1 seat</li>
<li><a href="/facts/General_Jewish_Labour_Bund_in_Latvia/Rqe0Sk16">Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund</a> – 1 seat</li></ul>

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3rd Saeima