1925 Latvian presidential election

The 1925 presidential elections in Latvia took place on November 6, 1925 over a two parliamentary period. In the elections with three candidates, Jānis Čakste was re-elected as the President of Latvia.

1925 Latvian presidential election

November 6, 1925

Nominee Jānis Čakste Kārlis Ulmanis Jānis Pliekšāns Party Democratic Centre LZS LSDSP Electoral vote 60 31 Withdrew

Votes by MPs

President before election Jānis Čakste Democratic Centre Elected President Jānis Čakste Democratic Centre

Candidates

Candidate	Party
Jānis Čakste	Democratic Centre
Kārlis Ulmanis	Latvian Farmers' Union
Jānis Pliekšāns (Rainis)	LSDSP

Election process and results

The first ballot failed to elect the president because no candidate received more than 50 votes. Jānis Pliekšāns won 33 votes, Kārlis Ulmanis won 32, and Čakste won 29. Each candidate only received the total number of votes of members of the same party. In the second ballot, the LSDSP withdrew Pliekšāns' candidacy, which thus gave Čakste a comfortable majority of 60 votes.

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jānis Pliekšāns	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party	33	35.11
	Kārlis Ulmanis	Latvian Farmers' Union	32	34.04	31	34.07
	Jānis Čakste	Democratic Centre	29	30.85	60	65.93
Total			94	100.00	91	100.00