1993 Latvian parliamentary election

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{{Short description|Parliamentary election held in Latvia}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = 1993 Latvian parliamentary election

| country = Latvia

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1990

| next_election = 1995

| seats_for_election = All 100 seats in the Saeima

| majority_seats = 51

| turnout = 91.18% {{increase}} (9,93 pp)

| election_date = 5–6 June 1993

| first_election = yes

| leader1 = Valdis Birkavs

| party1 = LC

| last_election1 = New

| seats1 = 36

| percentage1 = 32.41

| leader2 = Joachim Siegerist

| party2 = LNNK

| last_election2 = New

| seats2 = 15

| percentage2 = 13.35

| leader3 = Jānis Jurkāns

| party3 = SL

| last_election3 = New

| seats3 = 13

| percentage3 = 12.01

| leader4 = Jānis Kinna

| party4 = LZS

| last_election4 = New

| seats4 = 12

| percentage4 = 10.65

| leader5 = Tatjana Ždanoka

| party5 = Equal Rights

| last_election5 = New

| seats5 = 7

| percentage5 = 5.76

| leader6 = Māris Grīnblats

| party6 = TB

| last_election6 = New

| seats6 = 6

| percentage6 = 5.35

| leader7 = Andris Teikmanis

| party7 = LKDS

| color7 = #313072

| last_election7 = New

| seats7 = 6

| percentage7 = 5.01

| leader8 = Ints Cālītis

| party8 = DCP

| color8 = {{party color|Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}

| last_election8 = New

| seats8 = 5

| percentage8 = 4.77

| map = Vēlētāju Karte (1993).svg

| map_caption = Results by district

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Ivars Godmanis

| before_party = Popular Front of Latvia

| after_election = Valdis Birkavs

| after_party = Latvian Way

}}{{Politics of Latvia}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} the first after independence was restored in 1991. Latvian Way emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 36 of the 100 seats. A total of 23 parties participated in the elections, although only eight received 4% or more of votes and won seats.[https://www.cvk.lv/en/elections/saeima-elections/5th-saeima-elections 5th Saeima Elections] CVK Voter turnout was 91.2%, the highest in the country's history.Nohlen & Stöver, p1123 Only 66–75% of Latvian residents were citizens and qualified to vote, with the majority of those not able to vote being Russian.{{cite web |url=http://www.refworld.org/country,,MARP,,LVA,,469f38b2c,0.html |title=Minorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Russians in Latvia, 2004, Jun 4 – 5, 1993 |publisher=Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland}}