1926 Livonian general election

A general election was held in Livonia on 29 August 1926. It was the first election held in that country since its establishment in 1919. Candidates were elected to the newly-formed Senate.
Following the establishment of Livonia, political parties, including Baltic-German parties, were suppressed in favor of the nonpartisan military regime of the Baltische Landeswehr. Many dissidents, especially those of non-German ethnicity, were imprisoned. Amidst economic troubles and increasing resistance from the majority Balt population, the regime of Rüdiger von der Goltz was forced to make political concessions to the opposition in 1925. This was largely a result of negotiations between Goltz and Kārlis Ulmanis, the leader of the Latvian Farmer's Union. Restrictions were relaxed and elections were agreed to be held, but under conditions that prevented a serious challenge to the military regime.
The elections were held with two voting lists. German voters voted on the "German List", while all other groups voted on the "Balt List". As per the terms of the agreement, half of the total seats were allocated to each list. The total amount of seats was 350, with 175 seats for each group. Seats were distributed proportionally for each list based on voter share. The voting system was widely seen as unfair and clearly over-representative of the German minority, but opposition to the military regime was nonetheless reduced for the time being.
Germans were able to vote for five political parties, with the military regime being organized under the National League. Intimidation tactics were employed to ensure a majority of votes for the National League. Balts were able to vote for twelve political parties, divided largely along ethnic and regional lines. Although the electoral law allowed the military regime to rule alone, members of the German-Baltic Reform Party and the German-Baltic People's Party joined the cabinet.
==Results==
List 	Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Germans	 	National League 	134,831 	63.57	112 	
Germans	 	German-Baltic Reform Party 	24,073 	11.35	20 	
Germans	 	German-Baltic People's Party 	22,779 	10.74	18 	
Germans	 	German-Baltic Democratic Party 	21,762 	10.26	18 	
Germans	 	German-Baltic Social Democratic Party 	8,654 	4.08 	7 	
Germans	Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	12,543 	– 	– 	
Germans	Total 	Total 	224,642 	100 	175 	
Germans	Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	227,532 	98.73	– 	
Balts 	 	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party	259,077 	32.68	59 	
Balts 	 	Latvian Farmers' Union 	185,428 	23.39	42 	
Balts 	 	Estonian Democratic Party 	77,534 	9.78 	17 	
Balts 	 	Latvian National Bloc 	71,428 	9.01 	16 	
Balts 	 	Democratic Centre 	46,218 	5.83 	10 	
Balts 	 	Baltic Workers' Party 	43,364 	5.47 	9 	
Balts 	 	Christian Union of Latgale Peasants 	39,480 	4.98 	8 	
Balts 	 	Latgalian Labour Party 	22,911 	2.89 	5 	
Balts 	 	Jewish National Bloc 	16,093 	2.03 	3 	
Balts 	 	United List of Russians 	13,477 	1.70 	3 	
Balts 	 	United Polish Parties 	10,465 	1.32 	2 	
Balts 	 	List of Lithuanians and Catholics 	7,293 	0.92 	1 	
Balts 	Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	64,323 	– 	– 	
Balts 	Total 	Total 	857,091 	100 	175 	
Balts 	Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	1,053,326	81.37	– 	
Category:General elections in Livonia