[4] On May 9–10, 1917 the 1st Latgallian Latvian Congress was held, which demanded the separation of Latgale from the Vitebsk governorate and integration with Latvia.

[5] In the Latgale region, which had an ethnic Latvian population and would later get annexed to independent Latvia, the Bolsheviks received over 50% of the votes cast.

[7] The socio-economic conditions were different in Latgale than other Latvian regions, having a less educated and more religiously oriented population.

[8] Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics withdrew his candidature before the election, leaving 11 candidates on the list.

[9] Kuzminsky was member of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries, peasant from Potashenskaya Volost, Gorodoksky Uyezd.