Elections in Latvia
For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist
elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties
and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009)
For European Parliament election results, go to http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/archive/elections2009/en/latvia_en.html
Latvia: Percentage of Votes for the Saeima |
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5, 6 June 1993 |
30 September, 1 October 1995 |
3 October 1998 |
5 October 2002 |
7 October 2006 |
|
Valid Votes |
89.9 |
71.6 |
71.2 |
71.0 |
62.3 |
|
Invalid Votes |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Total Votes |
91.2 |
72.7 |
71.9 |
71.5 |
62.7 |
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1 |
Latvia's Way |
32.4 |
14.7 |
18.1 |
4.9 |
� |
32 |
Latvian First Party and Latvia's Way |
� |
� |
� |
� |
8.6 |
26 |
Latvian First Party |
� |
� |
� |
9.6 |
� |
2 |
LNNK�National Conservative Party |
13.4 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
15 |
LNNK/Latvian Greens |
� |
6.3 |
� |
� |
� |
10 |
Latvian Greens |
1.2 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
6 |
For Fatherland and Freedom |
5.4 |
12.0 |
� |
� |
� |
21 |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK |
� |
� |
14.7 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
3 |
National Harmony Party |
12.0 |
5.6 |
14.2 |
� |
� |
25 |
For Human Rights in United Latvia |
� |
� |
� |
19.1 |
6.1 |
4 |
Equality/LSP |
5.8 |
5.6 |
� |
� |
� |
31 |
Harmony Centre |
� |
� |
� |
� |
14.5 |
5 |
Latvian Farmers' Union |
10.7 |
� |
2.5 |
� |
� |
27 |
Green and Farmers' Union |
� |
� |
� |
9.5 |
16.8 |
7 |
Latvian Christian Democratic Union |
5.0 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
14 |
United List |
� |
6.4 |
� |
� |
� |
23 |
Labour, Christian Democrats & Greens |
� |
� |
2.3 |
� |
� |
8 |
Democratic Party�Saimnieks |
4.8 |
15.2 |
1.6 |
� |
� |
9 |
Latvian Popular Front |
2.6 |
1.2 |
� |
� |
� |
11 |
Russian Citizens of Latvia |
1.2 |
1.3 |
� |
� |
� |
12 |
Popular Movement�Siegerists |
� |
15.0 |
1.7 |
� |
� |
3 |
Latvian Unity Party |
� |
7.2 |
0.5 |
� |
� |
16 |
Latvian Social Democratic Workers |
� |
4.6 |
12.9 |
4 |
3.5 |
17 |
Political Union of Economists |
� |
1.5 |
� |
� |
� |
18 |
Union of Latvian Farmers |
� |
1.4 |
� |
� |
� |
19 |
Underprivileged & Independence |
� |
1.0 |
� |
� |
� |
20 |
People's Party |
� |
� |
21.3 |
16.7 |
19.7 |
22 |
New Party |
� |
� |
7.3 |
� |
� |
24 |
New Era |
� |
� |
� |
24.0 |
16.5 |
28 |
Life of Latgale |
� |
� |
� |
1.6 |
� |
29 |
Social Democratic Union�SDS |
� |
� |
� |
1.5 |
� |
30 |
Motherland |
� |
� |
� |
1.3 |
2.1 |
33 |
All for Latvia |
� |
� |
� |
� |
1.5 |
34 |
New Democrats |
� |
� |
� |
� |
1.3 |
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Others |
5.7 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
Source: Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.166f
Latvia : Number of Seats in the Saeima |
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5, 6 June 1993 |
30 September, 1 October 1995 |
3 October 1998 |
5 October 2002 |
7 October 2006 |
1 |
Latvia 's Way |
36 |
17 |
21 |
0 |
� |
32 |
Latvian First Party and Latvia 's Way |
� |
� |
� |
� |
10 |
26 |
Latvian First Party |
� |
� |
� |
10 |
� |
2 |
LNNK�National Conservative Party |
15 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
15 |
LNNK/Latvian Greens |
� |
8 |
� |
� |
� |
10 |
Latvian Greens |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
6 |
For Fatherland and Freedom |
6 |
14 |
� |
� |
� |
21 |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK |
� |
� |
17 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
National Harmony Party |
13 |
6 |
16 |
� |
� |
25 |
For Human Rights in United Latvia |
� |
� |
� |
25 1 |
6 |
4 |
Equality/LSP |
7 |
5 |
� |
� |
� |
31 |
Harmony Centre |
� |
� |
� |
� |
17 |
5 |
Latvian Farmers' Union |
12 |
� |
0 |
� |
� |
27 |
Green and Farmers' Union |
� |
� |
� |
12 |
18 |
7 |
Latvian Christian Democratic Union |
6 |
� |
� |
� |
� |
14 |
United List |
� |
8 |
� |
� |
� |
23 |
Labour, Christian Democrats & Greens |
� |
� |
0 |
� |
� |
8 |
Democratic Party�Saimnieks |
5 |
18 |
0 |
� |
� |
9 |
Latvian Popular Front |
0 |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
11 |
Russian Citizens of Latvia |
0 |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
12 |
Popular Movement�Siegerists |
� |
16 |
0 |
� |
� |
13 |
Latvian Unity Party |
� |
8 |
0 |
� |
� |
16 |
Latvian Social Democratic Workers |
� |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Political Union of Economists |
� |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
18 |
Union of Latvian Farmers |
� |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
19 |
Underprivileged & Independence |
� |
0 |
� |
� |
� |
20 |
People's Party |
� |
� |
24 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
New Party |
� |
� |
8 |
� |
� |
24 |
New Era |
� |
� |
� |
26 |
18 |
28 |
Life of Latgale |
� |
� |
� |
0 |
� |
29 |
Social Democratic Union� SDS |
� |
� |
� |
0 |
� |
30 |
Motherland |
� |
� |
� |
0 |
0 |
33 |
All for Latvia |
� |
� |
� |
� |
0 |
34 |
New Democrats |
� |
� |
� |
� |
0 |
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Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
1 By the end of 2003, PCTVL's 25 seats were divided: Equality, 6; LSP, 5; National Harmony, 14. |
Source: Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.166f