2006 Latvian parliamentary election
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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.
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | Change |
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| 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)
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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! (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)