2002 Latvian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002.[1] The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats.

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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
New Era Party237,45224.026New
For Human Rights in United Latvia189,08819.125+9
People's Party165,24616.720–4
Latvia's First Party94,7529.610New
Union of Greens and Farmers93,7599.512+12
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK53,3965.47–10
Latvian Way48,4304.90–21
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party39,8374.00–14
Light of Latgale15,9481.60New
Social Democratic Union15,1621.50New
Social Democratic Welfare Party13,2341.30New
Political Alliance "Centre" [a]5,8190.60New
Russian Party4,7240.50New
Latvians' Party3,9190.40New
Latvian Revival Party2,5580.30New
Freedom Party2,0750.20New
Mara's Land1,4460.10New
Citizens' Union "Our Land"1,3490.100
Progressive Centre Party1,2290.10New
Latvian United Republican Party8260.10New
Invalid/blank votes7,505–––
Total997,7541001000
Registered voters/turnout1,295,28777.0––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a Political Alliance "Centre" was an alliance of Latvia's Democratic Party, the Workers' Party, For Freedom in Latvia and the Union of Latvian Farmers.[2]

Aftermath

Voters severely punished the previous governing parties, with the People's Party and For Fatherland and Freedom both losing seats, while Latvian Way lost all its MPs.

A new coalition government was formed by the New Era Party, Latvia's First Party, For Fatherland and Freedom and the Union of Greens and Farmers. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority of 55 of the 100 MPs. However, after two years For Fatherland and Freedom left the coalition and was replaced by the People's Party, who returned to government after a two-year absence.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1135
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