Latvia (European Parliament constituency)
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| Latvia European Parliament constituency |
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| Created | 2004 |
| MEP(s) | 9 (2004) |
| Source(s) | [1][2] |
In European elections, Latvia is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by nine MEPs. It covers the member state of Latvia. The electoral system used is party-list proportional representation.
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[edit] Current MEPs
- Further information: MEPs for Latvia 2004-2009
As of October 2007
| Name | National Party | EP group |
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| Georgs Andrejevs | Latvijas Ceļš | ALDE |
| Valdis Dombrovskis | Jaunais Laiks | EPP–ED |
| Guntars Krasts | Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK | UEN |
| Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis | Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK | UEN |
| Aldis Kušķis | Jaunais Laiks | EPP–ED |
| Rihards Pīks | Tautas Partija | EPP–ED |
| Inese Vaidere | Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK | UEN |
| Tatjana Ždanoka | Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā | G–EFA |
| Roberts Zīle | Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK | UEN |
[edit] 2004
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Latvia)
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Latvia had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on June 12.
There were lists of candidates from 16 political parties. with a total of 1019 candidates. The voter turnout was 41.20%, with 574,674 voters casting votes. It was significantly lower than the usual turnout for Latvian parliamentary elections (which has been between 71% and 73% for previous three elections) but higher than the turnout in the rest of the EU.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (Fatherland and Freedom) | 170,819 | 29.8 | 4 |
| Jaunais Laiks (New Era Party) | 112,698 | 19.7 | 2 |
| Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā (For Human Rights in United Latvia) | 61,329 | 10.7 | 1 |
| Tautas Partija (Peoples Party) | 38,114 | 6.7 | 1 |
| Latvijas Ceļš (Latvia's Way) | 37,357 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija (Latvian Social Democratic Labor Party) | 27,437 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Tautas Saskaņas Partija (People's Harmony Party) | 27,423 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība (Union of Greens and Farmers) | 24,405 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Latvijas Pirmā Partija (First Party of Latvia) | 18,614 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Others | 50,316 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Total | 574,674 | 100 | 9 |
[edit] 2009
- Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Latvia)
The next election will be in 2009 and the number of seats will remain the same.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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