2nd Saeima
2nd Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from 3 November 1925, until 5 November 1928. The Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima.
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| Founded | 3 November 1925 | 
| Disbanded | 5 November 1928 | 
| Preceded by | 1st Saeima | 
| Succeeded by | 3rd Saeima | 
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2nd Saeima gave confidence to the second cabinet of Kārlis Ulmanis (24 December 1925 – 6 May 1926), cabinet of Arturs Alberings (7 May 1926 – 18 December 1926), the firsts cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (19 December 1926 – 23 January 1928) and cabinet of Pēteris Juraševskis (24 January 1928 – 30 November 1928).
Elections and parties
    
The 2nd Saeima elections were held on 3–4 October 1925, and 74,89% 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.
- Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party – 32 seats
- Latvian Farmers' Union – 16 seats
- Democratic Centre and Independents union – 5 seats
- Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party – 5 seats
- Committee of the German Baltic Parties – 4 seats
- Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers – 4 seats
- National Union – 3 seats
- New Farmers-Small Landowners Party – 3 seats
- New Farmers' Union – 3 seats
- Independent national center – 3 seats
- Agudas Israel – 2 seats
- The United List of Latgalian Labour Party and Latgalian small-holder and landless Union – 2 seats
- Christian National Union – 2 seats
- Latgalian Democrat Party – 2 seats
- Latgalian Farmers Party – 2 seats
- Peace, order and production Union – 2 seats
- Russian Orthodox and Russian organizations Bloc – 2 seats
- Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles – 2 seats
- Old Believer Central Committee – 2 seats
- Ceire Cion – 1 seat
- Independent candidate – 1 seat
- Mizrachi – 1 seat
- Congress of War ravaged districts – 1 seat
- Union of Russian Officials – 1 seat
- Latgalian Non-party Union – 1 seat
- National Farmers Union – 1 seat
- Latvia’s Jewish socialdemocratic workers party Bund – 1 seat
List of Saeima deputies
    
- Arturs Alberings
- Alfrēds Alslēbens
- Jānis Annuss
- Longins Ausējs
- Kristaps Bahmanis
- Jānis Balodis
- Voldemārs Bastjānis
- Ernests Bauers
- Arveds Bergs
- Roberts Bīlmanis
- Jānis Blumbergs
- Ādolfs Bļodnieks
- Jānis Breikšs
- Augusts Briedis
- Kristaps Bungšs
- Kārlis Būmeisters
- Hugo Celmiņš
- Jūlijs Celms
- Fēlikss Cielēns
- Jānis Čakste
- Kārlis Dēķens
- Kārlis Dišlers
- Morduhs Dubins
- Roberts Dukurs
- Hugo Dzelzītis
- Antons Dzenis
- Arkādijs Eglītis
- Kristaps Eliass
- Hermanis Enzeliņš
- Aleksandrs Evans
- Jūlijs Ērglis
- Vilhelms Firkss
- Markus Gailītis
- Jānis Goldmanis
- Eduards Grantskalns
- Ernests Gulbis
- Kārlis Gulbis
- Jānis Ģībietis
- Jons Hāns
- Vilis Holcmanis
- Eduards Jaunzems
- Staņislavs Jubuls
- Ivans Jupatovs
- Pēteris Juraševskis
- Jānis Kalējs
- Meletijs Kallistratovs
- Ringolds Kalnings
- Augusts Kalniņš
- Bruno Kalniņš
- Nikolajs Kalniņš
- Pauls Kalniņš
- Hermanis Kaupiņš
- Karls Kellers
- Ādolfs Klīve
- Pēteris Kotans
- Andrejs Krastkalns
- Kārlis Krievs
- Bernhards Kublinskis
- Kārlis Kvellbergs
- Alberts Kviesis
- Krišs Ķūķis
- Kārlis Lauva
- Maksis Lazersons
- Pauls Lejiņš
- Rūdolfs Lindiņš
- Francis Logins
- Klāvs Lorencs
- Noijs Maizels
- Fricis Menders
- Gotfrīds Mīlbergs
- Ernests Morics
- Oto Nonācs
- Markus Nuroks
- Jānis Opincāns
- Lukass Ozoliņš
- Alfons Pastors
- Kārlis Pauļuks
- Andrejs Petrevics
- Jānis Pommers
- Eduards Radziņš
- Rainis
- Antons Rancāns
- Jezups Rancāns
- Gustavs Reinhards
- Miķelis Rozentāls
- Jānis Rubulis
- Vladislavs Rubulis
- Ansis Rudevics
- Jānis Rudzis
- Marģers Skujenieks
- Pauls Šīmanis
- Leontijs Špoļanskis
- Jānis Šterns
- Elpidifors Tihoņickis
- Francis Trasuns
- Jezups Trasuns
- Kārlis Ulmanis
- Pēteris Ulpe
- Ādolfs Valters
- Andrejs Veckalns
- Jānis Veržbickis
- Jaroslavs Viļpiševskis
- Jānis Višņa
- Ruvins Vitenbergs
- Pēteris Zeibolts
- Francis Zeps
References
    
- "Saeimas Stenogrammas – 1925.g. – Nr.3". Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.