1st Saeima


1st Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from November 7, 1922 until November 2, 1925. It was the first Saeima to be elected after the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia had created the Constitution of Latvia and the Elections law.
Social Democrat Frīdrihs Vesmanis was Speaker of the Saeima until March 17, 1925 followed by Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš.
1st Saeima gave confidence to the 1st cabinet of Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, cabinet of Jānis Pauļuks, 2nd cabinet of Meierovics, cabinet of Voldemārs Zāmuēls and the 1st cabinet of Hugo Celmiņš.

Elections and Parties

were held on October 7–8, 1922 and 82,2% of eligible voters participated. Due to the liberal Elections law, 20 parties were elected to the 100 seats, representing all the political and ethnic interest groups of Latvia. Of the 100 MPs, 84 were Latvians, 62 had a higher education, 22 had a secondary education, 7 had graduated from teacher training colleges and 9 had a primary education.