2006 Latvian parliamentary election

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.

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

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 Centre (Saskaņas centrs) Harmony Centre (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 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
All For Latvia! (Visu 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)

External links

• Template:Lv icon Ratings of Latvia's political parties
• Template:En icon Central Election Commission
• Template:Lv icon The 9th Saeima election website