In 1935 the parish had an area of 157 km2 and a population of 4,079. In 1945 the parish was established by Vaiņode, Elkuzeme, Kaļšu and Veldes village council, but was dissolved in 1949. Priekule district | Priekule district In 1951 Velde village was added to Vaiņode village. In 1954, the village center Vaiņode i was granted the status of working village, but the rest was added to the restored village of Velde. In 1956, the villages of Elkuzeme and Velde were liquidated and annexed to Vaiņode, creating the Vaiņode rural territory . In 1976, the Vaiņode village was re-established to include the Vaiņode rural area. In 1977 part of the village was added to Embūte Parish. In 1990 the village was reorganized into a parish. In 1991 Vaiņode loses its status as a city village and joins the parish. In 2009, Vaiņode Parish was included as an administrative territory in Vaiņode Municipality.
