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The last elections for 9th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia were held on October 7, 2002. 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.

Out of the 19 parties contesting the elections, 7 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament.

e • d **Summary of the 7 October 2006 Latvian Saeima election results**
Parties and coalitions	Votes	%	Seats	Change
People's Party (Tautas partija)	177, 481	19.56	23	+3
Union of Greens and Farmers (Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība)	151, 595	16.71	18	+6
New Era (Jaunais Laiks)	148, 602	16.38	18	-8
Harmony Center (Saskaņas centrs) Harmony Center (Saskaņas centrs) Latvian Socialist Party (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija)	130, 887	14.42	17	+17
Coalition of Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija) and Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš)	77, 869	8.58	10	+/-0
For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK)	62, 989	6.94	8	+1
For Human Rights in the United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā)	54, 684	6.03	6	-19
Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija)	31, 728	3.5	0
Motherland (Dzimtene)	18, 860	2.08	0
Party All For Latvia! (Viss Latvijai!)	13, 469	1.48	0
New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti)	11, 505	1.27	0
Total	901,173	100.0	100

The elections were the clear victory for the governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia regained independence in 1991. (BBC)

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+{{electiontable|Latvian parliamentary election, 2006}}'''Summary of the 7 October 2006 Latvian [[Saeima]] [[Latvian parliamentary election, 2006|election results]]
-All the 7 parliamentary parties saved their representation in Parliament with the following results:
+|-
-*[[People's Party (Latvia)|People's Party]] — 23 MPs
+!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and coalitions
-*[[Union of Greens and Farmers]] — 18 MPs
+!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
-*[[New Era Party]] — 18 MPs
+!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
-*[[Harmony Centre]] — 17 MPs
+!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
-*[[Latvia's First Party]] in a bloc with [[Latvian Way]] — 10 MPs
+!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Change
-*[[For Fatherland and Freedom]] — 8 MPs
+|-
-*[[For Human Rights in United Latvia]] — 6 MPs
+|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 Center]] (''Saskaņas centrs'')
+* [[Harmony Center]] (''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 the 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| Party [[All For Latvia!]] (''Viss Latvijai!'')
+|align="right"| 13, 469
+|align="right" |1.48
+|align="right" |0
+|-
+|align=left|[[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"|
+|}
 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)]