Latvian parliamentary election, 1993

Elections for the 5th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia were held on 5 June and 6 June 1993, the first parliamentary elections in Latvia after its independence was restored in 1991.

23 political parties participated in the elections. The voter participation was 89.9%, with 1,118,316 out of 1,243,956 eligible voters casting votes. This was the highest turnout in Latvian history. Out of 23 parties, 8 gathered 4% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament cite web |url=http://data.csb.gov.lv/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=24-08a&ti=24-8.+ELECTION+RESULTS+TO+THE+5TH+SAEIMA+(PARLIAMENT)+OF+THE+REPUBLIC+OF+LATVIA+&path=../DATABASEEN/visp/Annual%20statistical%20data/24.%20Politics%20and%20religion/&lang=1 |title=Election results of the 5th Saeima (parliament) of the Republic of Latvia |publisher=Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia |accessdate=2008-07-12] .

Popular Front of Latvia, which was the ruling party before elections, received 2.6% of vote and did not win any seats in the parliament. The share of votes (32.4%) and seats in the parliament (36) won by "Latvian Way" is the highest in Latvian history.

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