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{{Politics of Latvia}}
{{Short description|Parliamentary election held in Latvia}}
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Latvia
| previous_election = [[2002 Latvian parliamentary election|2002]]
| next_election = [[2010 Latvian parliamentary election|2010]]
| seats_for_election = All 100 seats in the [[Saeima]]
| majority_seats = 51
| turnout = 60.98% ({{decrease}} 16.05[[percentage point|pp]])
| election_date = 7 October 2006


| leader1 = [[Andris Šķēle]]
The last elections for 9th [[Saeima]], the parliament of [[Latvia]] were held on [[October 7]], [[2006]]. There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties. The voter participation was 62,23%, with 901,173 out of 1,448,039 eligible voters casting votes.
| party1 = [[People's Party (Latvia)|TP]]
| last_election1 = 20
| seats1 = 23
| percentage1 = 19.68


| leader2 = [[Aivars Lembergs]]
Out of the 19 parties contesting the elections, 7 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament.
| party2 = [[Union of Greens and Farmers|ZZS]]
| last_election2 = 12
| seats2 = 18
| percentage2 = 16.81


| leader3 = [[Einars Repše]]
{{electiontable|Latvian parliamentary election, 2006}}'''Summary of the 7 October 2006 Latvian [[Saeima]] [[Latvian parliamentary election, 2006|election results]]
| party3 = [[New Era Party|JL]]
|-
| last_election3 = 26
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and coalitions
| seats3 = 18
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
| percentage3 = 16.48
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change
|-
|align=left| [[People's Party]] (''Tautas partija'')
|align="right"| 177, 481
|align="right"| 19.56
|align="right"| 23
|align="right"| +3
|-
|align=left| [[Union of Greens and Farmers]] (''Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība'')
|align="right" valign=top| 151, 595
|align="right" valign=top| 16.71
|align="right" valign=top| 18
|align="right" valign=top| +6
|-
|align=left| [[New Era]] (''Jaunais Laiks'')
|align="right" valign=top| 148, 602
|align="right" valign=top| 16.38
|align="right" valign=top| 18
|align="right" valign=top| -8
|-
|align=left| [[Harmony Centre]] (''Saskaņas centrs'')
* [[Harmony Centre]] (''Saskaņas centrs'')
* [[Latvian Socialist Party]] (''Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija'')
|align="right" valign=top| 130, 887
|align="right" valign=top| 14.42
|align="right" valign=top| 17
|align="right" valign=top| +17
|-
|align=left| Coalition of [[Latvia's First Party]] (''Latvijas Pirmā Partija'') and [[Latvian Way]] (''Latvijas Ceļš'') <br>
|align="right" valign=top| 77, 869
|align="right" valign=top| 8.58
|align="right" valign=top| 10
|align="right" valign=top| +/-0
|-
|align=left| [[For Fatherland and Freedom]] (''Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK'')
|align="right"| 62, 989
|align="right"| 6.94
|align="right"| 8
|align="right"| +1
|-
|align=left| [[For Human Rights in United Latvia]] (''Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā'')
|align="right"| 54, 684
|align="right"| 6.03
|align="right"| 6
|align="right"| -19
|-
|align=left| [[Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party]] (''Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija'')
|align="right"| 31, 728
|align="right"| 3.5
|align="right"| 0
|-
|align=left|[[Motherland (Latvia)|Motherland]] (''Dzimtene'')
|align="right"| 18, 860
|align="right" |2.08
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left| [[All For Latvia!]] (''Viss Latvijai!'')
|align="right"| 13, 469
|align="right" |1.48
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left|[[New Democrats (Latvia)|New Democrats]] (''Jaunie Demokrāti'')
|align="right"| 11, 505
|align="right" |1.27
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|'''Total'''
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|901,173
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|'''100'''
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|}


| leader4 = [[Jānis Urbanovičs]]
The elections were the clear victory for the governing coalition, led by [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Prime Minister]] [[Aigars Kalvītis]] and his [[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]]. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia regained independence in 1991. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5416778.stm (BBC)]
| party4 = [[Harmony Centre|SC]]
| last_election4 = New
| seats4 = 17
| percentage4 = 14.52


| leader5 = [[Ainārs Šlesers]]
==External links==
| party5 = [[Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way|LPP/LC]]
*{{lv icon}} [http://reitingi.blogspot.com Ratings of Latvia's political parties]
| last_election5 = 10
*{{en icon}} [http://web.cvk.lv/pub/public/28333.html Central Election Commission]
| seats5 = 10
*{{lv icon}} [http://www.velesanas2006.cvk.lv/ The 9th Saeima election website]
| percentage5 = 8.64


| leader6 = [[Roberts Zīle]]
| party6 = [[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|TB/LNNK]]
| last_election6 = 7
| seats6 = 8
| percentage6 = 6.99


| leader7 = [[Yakov Pliner]]
{{Latvian elections}}
| party7 = [[For Human Rights in United Latvia|ForHRUL]]
| last_election7 = 25
| seats7 = 6
| percentage7 = 6.06


| map = Vēlētāju Karte (2006).svg
[[Category:Elections in Latvia]]
| map_caption = Results by district
[[Category:2006 elections]]
[[Category:2006 in Latvia|Parliamentary election]]


| title = [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Prime Minister]]
[[lv:9. Saeimas vēlēšanas]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after
| before_election = [[Aigars Kalvītis]]
| before_party = [[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]]
| after_election = [[Aigars Kalvītis]]
| after_party = [[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]]
}}{{Politics of Latvia}}

Parliamentary elections were held in [[Latvia]] on 7 October 2006.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> The governing coalition, led by [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Prime Minister]] [[Aigars Kalvītis]] and his [[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]], won the election. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia had regained independence in 1991.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5416778.stm Latvian coalition retains power] BBC News, 8 October 2006</ref>

==Conduct==
The OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission found that "despite the ongoing naturalization process, the fact that a significant percentage of the adult population of Latvia does not enjoy voting rights represents a continuing democratic deficit". Its recommendations included:
*allowing independent candidates to stand in elections;
*giving consideration to granting “[[non-citizens (Latvia)|non-citizens]]” of Latvia the right to vote in municipal elections;
*allowing instructional materials, voter information and other relevant documents to be produced in both Latvian and Russian;
*clarifying applicability of the Party Financing Law to third-party activities in support of an electoral campaign or during the campaign period;
*considering terminating candidacy restrictions based on lustration provisions prior to the next Saeima elections.<ref>[http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/latvia/23954 Republic of Latvia parliamentary elections 7 October 2006. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report], 2007</ref>

MP Juris Boldāns, the former head of the administration of [[Kubuli Parish]] elected from [[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|TB/LNNK]], was sentenced by the [[Latgale]] Regional Court to 8 months imprisonment for election fraud in October 2007, along with four members of the local election committee and his son. He also resigned from the party, but said he was not guilty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvnet.lv/4820745/boldanam-par-velesanu-rezultatu-viltosanu-piespriez-cietumsodu|title=Boldānam par vēlēšanu rezultātu viltošanu piespriež cietumsodu|date=9 October 2007|website=TV NET|language=lv|trans-title=Boldāns receives a prison sentence for electoral results fraud|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> After an appeal from Boldāns, the sentence was reduced to 6 months, but the ban on participating in national and local elections for 2 years was upheld. After serving his sentence, he was released in April 2008, after which his mandate was shortly restored, although he has submitted a [[Court of cassation|cassation]] appeal to the [[Supreme Court of Latvia|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apollo.lv/5330348/boldans-atgriezies-saeima-un-atguvis-kabinetu|title=Boldāns atgriezies Saeimā un atguvis kabinetu|date=17 April 2008|website=Apollo.lv|language=lv|trans-title=Boldāns has returned to the Saeima and got his office back|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> Boldāns ultimately lost his seat in October 2008, when the Senate of the Supreme Court declared him guilty and sentenced him to an additional two months' imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jauns.lv/raksts/izklaide/355586-28-oktobra-jubilari-un-notikumi-latvija-un-pasaule|title=28. oktobra jubilāri un notikumi Latvijā un pasaulē|date=28 October 2019|website=Jauns.lv|language=lv|trans-title=Anniversaries and events in Latvia and the world on October 28|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

A member of "Harmony Centre", Jurijs Klementjevs and three employees of his enterprise were fined for buying votes by [[Semigallia|Zemgale]] Regional Court.<ref>[http://www.tvnet.lv/zinas/latvija/article.php?id=517475 No SC ievēlētā Saeimas deputāta brālis atstās partiju] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211200855/http://www.tvnet.lv/zinas/latvija/article.php?id=517475 |date=11 December 2007 }}{{in lang|lv}}</ref>

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) found that The People's Party, LPP/LC, Harmony Centre, New Era and UGF had exceeded spending limits.<ref>[http://www.knab.gov.lv/uploads/word/PO2006V.doc Pārskats par atklātajiem partiju finansēšanas pārkāpumiem Saeimas vēlēšanās 2006. gadā{{in lang|lv}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028155839/http://www.knab.gov.lv/uploads/word/PO2006V.doc |date=28 October 2007 }}</ref>

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:Latvia Saeima composition 2006 election.svg]]
|party1=[[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]]|votes1=177481|seats1=23|sc1=+3
|party2=[[Union of Greens and Farmers]]|votes2=151595|seats2=18|sc2=+6
|party3=[[New Era Party]]|votes3=148602|seats3=18|sc3=–8
|party4=[[Harmony Centre]]|votes4=130887|seats4=17|sc4=New
|party5=[[Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way]]|votes5=77869|seats5=10|sc5=0
|party6=[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK]]|votes6=62989|seats6=8|sc6=+1
|party7=[[Latvian Russian Union|For Human Rights in United Latvia]]|votes7=54684|seats7=6|sc7=–19
|party8=[[Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party]]|votes8=31728|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[New Harmony (Latvia)|Motherland]]|votes9=18860|seats9=0|sc9=New
|party10=[[All for Latvia!]]|votes10=13469|seats10=0|sc10=New|color10=#5A0505
|party11=[[Demokrāti.lv|New Democrats]]|votes11=11505|seats11=0|sc11=New|color11=#005294
|party12=Pensioners and Seniors Party|votes12=7175|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=Māra's Land|votes13=4400|seats13=0|sc13=0
|party14=[[Action Party (Latvia)|Eurosceptics]]|votes14=3365|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=Our Land Party|votes15=2065|seats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=Social Fairness Party|votes16=1575|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=[[National Power Unity|National Power Union]]|votes17=1172|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation|votes18=1130|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Fatherland Union|votes19=1114|seats19=0|sc19=New
|invalid=7311
|total_sc=0
|electorate=1490636
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}

==Aftermath==
The governing coalition of the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, the New Era Party and Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way received strong support from the voters, with 69 of the 100 MPs. Although this coalition could have continued, a new governing coalition was formed by the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and For Fatherland and Freedom, ejecting the New Era Party from government.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511015500/http://web.cvk.lv/pub/public/28333.html Central Election Commission]
*{{in lang|lv}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013112205/http://www.velesanas2006.cvk.lv/ The 9th Saeima election website]

{{Latvian elections}}

[[Category:Parliamentary elections in Latvia]]
[[Category:2006 elections in Europe|Latvia]]
[[Category:2006 in Latvia|Parliamentary election]]

Latest revision as of 19:20, 31 July 2024

2006 Latvian parliamentary election
Latvia
← 2002 7 October 2006 2010 →
All 100 seats in the Saeima
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.98% (Decrease 16.05pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
TP Andris Šķēle 19.68 23 +3
ZZS Aivars Lembergs 16.81 18 +6
JL Einars Repše 16.48 18 −8
SC Jānis Urbanovičs 14.52 17 New
LPP/LC Ainārs Šlesers 8.64 10 0
TB/LNNK Roberts Zīle 6.99 8 +1
ForHRUL Yakov Pliner 6.06 6 −19
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Aigars Kalvītis
People's Party		 Aigars Kalvītis
People's Party
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 October 2006.[1] The governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party, won the election. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia had regained independence in 1991.[2]

Conduct

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The OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission found that "despite the ongoing naturalization process, the fact that a significant percentage of the adult population of Latvia does not enjoy voting rights represents a continuing democratic deficit". Its recommendations included:

  • allowing independent candidates to stand in elections;
  • giving consideration to granting “non-citizens” of Latvia the right to vote in municipal elections;
  • allowing instructional materials, voter information and other relevant documents to be produced in both Latvian and Russian;
  • clarifying applicability of the Party Financing Law to third-party activities in support of an electoral campaign or during the campaign period;
  • considering terminating candidacy restrictions based on lustration provisions prior to the next Saeima elections.[3]

MP Juris Boldāns, the former head of the administration of Kubuli Parish elected from TB/LNNK, was sentenced by the Latgale Regional Court to 8 months imprisonment for election fraud in October 2007, along with four members of the local election committee and his son. He also resigned from the party, but said he was not guilty.[4] After an appeal from Boldāns, the sentence was reduced to 6 months, but the ban on participating in national and local elections for 2 years was upheld. After serving his sentence, he was released in April 2008, after which his mandate was shortly restored, although he has submitted a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court.[5] Boldāns ultimately lost his seat in October 2008, when the Senate of the Supreme Court declared him guilty and sentenced him to an additional two months' imprisonment.[6]

A member of "Harmony Centre", Jurijs Klementjevs and three employees of his enterprise were fined for buying votes by Zemgale Regional Court.[7]

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) found that The People's Party, LPP/LC, Harmony Centre, New Era and UGF had exceeded spending limits.[8]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party177,48119.6823+3
Union of Greens and Farmers151,59516.8118+6
New Era Party148,60216.4818–8
Harmony Centre130,88714.5217New
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way77,8698.64100
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK62,9896.998+1
For Human Rights in United Latvia54,6846.066–19
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party31,7283.5200
Motherland18,8602.090New
All for Latvia!13,4691.490New
New Democrats11,5051.280New
Pensioners and Seniors Party7,1750.800New
Māra's Land4,4000.4900
Eurosceptics3,3650.370New
Our Land Party2,0650.230New
Social Fairness Party1,5750.170New
National Power Union1,1720.130New
Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation1,1300.130New
Fatherland Union1,1140.120New
Total901,665100.001000
Valid votes901,66599.20
Invalid/blank votes7,3110.80
Total votes908,976100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,490,63660.98
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

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The governing coalition of the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, the New Era Party and Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way received strong support from the voters, with 69 of the 100 MPs. Although this coalition could have continued, a new governing coalition was formed by the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and For Fatherland and Freedom, ejecting the New Era Party from government.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Latvian coalition retains power BBC News, 8 October 2006
  3. ^ Republic of Latvia parliamentary elections 7 October 2006. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, 2007
  4. ^ "Boldānam par vēlēšanu rezultātu viltošanu piespriež cietumsodu" [Boldāns receives a prison sentence for electoral results fraud]. TV NET (in Latvian). 9 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Boldāns atgriezies Saeimā un atguvis kabinetu" [Boldāns has returned to the Saeima and got his office back]. Apollo.lv (in Latvian). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. ^ "28. oktobra jubilāri un notikumi Latvijā un pasaulē" [Anniversaries and events in Latvia and the world on October 28]. Jauns.lv (in Latvian). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ No SC ievēlētā Saeimas deputāta brālis atstās partiju Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine(in Latvian)
  8. ^ Pārskats par atklātajiem partiju finansēšanas pārkāpumiem Saeimas vēlēšanās 2006. gadā(in Latvian) Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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