Courland (Saeima constituency)

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Courland
Kurzeme
Constituency
for the Saeima
Outline map
Location of Courland within Latvia
Municipality
List
RegionCourland
Population233,229 (2022)[1]
Electorate180,070 (2022)
Area13,611 km2 (2023)[2]
Current constituency
Created1922
Seats
List
  • 12 (2018–present)
  • 13 (2010–2018)
  • 14 (1993–2010)
  • 16 (1928–1934)
  • 15 (1925–1928)
  • 16 (1922–1925)
Deputies[3]
List

Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme)is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Liepāja and Ventspils and municipalities of Kuldīga, Saldus, South Kurzeme, Talsi and Ventspils in the region of Courland. The constituency currently elects 12 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 180,070 registered electors.

Electoral system[edit]

Courland currently elects 12 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4][5] Constituency seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method.[6][7] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for constituency seats (4% in 1993).[8][9][10]

Election results[edit]

Summary[edit]

Election SKG
SKG / LSDSP / ATBILDĪBA / LSDA		 Harmony
SDPS / SC / TSP / SL		 Development/For!
AP! / LA		 Greens & Farmers
ZZS / LZS		 New Unity
JV / V / JL		 Latvia First
Latvian Way
LPP/LC / LC		 Conservatives
K / JKP		 Russian Union
РСЛ / ЗаПЧЕЛ / P		 Good Latvia
PL / TP		 National Alliance
NA / TB/LNNK / TB
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2022 2,328 2.05% 0 3,510 3.09% 0 24,230 21.36% 3 18,879 16.64% 2 3,316 2.92% 0 1,706 1.50% 0 11,768 10.37% 2
2018 330 0.32% 0 8,960 8.64% 1 11,830 11.40% 1 14,925 14.39% 2 5,839 5.63% 1 15,751 15.18% 2 912 0.88% 0 13,292 12.81% 2
2014 10,307 8.95% 1 796 0.69% 0 41,840 36.34% 5 23,034 20.01% 3 736 0.64% 0 575 0.50% 0 21,239 18.45% 2
2011 347 0.29% 0 15,347 12.98% 2 27,822 23.54% 3 21,770 18.42% 2 1,940 1.64% 0 434 0.37% 0 17,499 14.80% 2
2010 1,068 0.88% 0 15,534 12.87% 2 40,648 33.67% 5 38,383 31.79% 4 551 0.46% 0 9,846 8.15% 1 9,446 7.82% 1
2006 4,687 3.91% 0 6,386 5.33% 1 32,962 27.52% 4 19,086 15.94% 3 8,285 6.92% 1 3,029 2.53% 0 31,296 26.13% 4 7,537 6.29% 1
2002 5,472 4.02% 0 14,554 10.69% 2 36,281 26.66% 4 5,778 4.25% 0 8,284 6.09% 1 34,459 25.32% 4 7,563 5.56% 1
1998 19,237 14.33% 2 2,808 2.09% 0 3,964 2.95% 0 23,934 17.83% 3 40,316 30.03% 5 21,468 15.99% 3
1995 9,988 7.34% 0 1,857 1.37% 0 2,013 1.48% 0 24,530 18.04% 3 17,224 12.67% 2
1993 724 0.46% 0 6,147 3.88% 1 19,550 12.34% 2 73,268 46.24% 7 877 0.55% 0 13,293 8.39% 1
1931 33,154 22.93% 4 25,227 17.45% 3
1928 39,782 27.78% 5 30,088 21.01% 3
1925 49,553 37.18% 6 25,314 19.00% 3
1922 51,042 37.05% 6 26,531 19.26% 3

Detailed[edit]

  Party has received at least 5% of the vote nationally and is entitled to compete for constituency seats (4% in 1993).

2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

Results of the 2022 parliamentary election held on 1 October 2022:[11]

Party Votes per municipality Total
Votes		 % Seats
Kuldīga Liepāja
City		 Saldus South
Kur
-zeme		 Talsi Vents
-pils
City		 Vents
-pils
United List AS 2,165 9,729 2,424 6,298 2,553 1,423 737 25,329 22.33% 3
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 3,236 2,611 3,348 2,703 4,646 5,868 1,818 24,230 21.36% 3
New Unity JV 3,902 3,588 2,605 2,471 3,798 1,789 726 18,879 16.64% 2
National Alliance NA 1,577 2,232 1,402 1,903 2,746 1,232 676 11,768 10.37% 2
The Progressives PRO 685 1,127 631 532 1,728 641 168 5,512 4.86% 1
Latvia First LPV 704 1,123 745 565 908 680 182 4,907 4.33% 1
For Each and Every One KuK 555 937 470 416 639 380 118 3,515 3.10% 0
Development/For! AP 505 827 615 430 654 339 140 3,510 3.09% 0
The Conservatives K 630 538 427 446 690 438 147 3,316 2.92% 0
For Stability! S! 58 1,366 68 79 77 804 35 2,487 2.19% 0
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 80 1,490 101 104 97 419 37 2,328 2.05% 0
Republic R 514 375 215 243 275 171 49 1,842 1.62% 0
Sovereign Power SV 97 768 119 144 264 342 39 1,773 1.56% 0
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 39 1,077 49 58 60 409 14 1,706 1.50% 0
People's Servants for Latvia TKL 253 237 143 181 233 98 43 1,188 1.05% 0
Force of People's Power TVS 66 198 57 48 85 100 22 576 0.51% 0
Union for Latvia AL 42 61 34 57 41 39 10 284 0.25% 0
United for Latvia VL 29 32 28 18 28 6 4 145 0.13% 0
Progressive Christian Party KPP 21 26 21 16 31 19 8 142 0.13% 0
Valid Votes 15,158 28,342 13,502 16,712 19,553 15,197 4,973 113,437 100.00% 12
Rejected Votes 200 328 216 210 234 199 31 1,418 1.23%
Valid Envelopes 15,358 28,670 13,718 16,922 19,787 15,396 5,004 114,855 99.89%
Rejected Envelopes 11 36 11 24 21 13 6 122 0.11%
Total Polled 15,369 28,706 13,729 16,946 19,808 15,409 5,010 114,977 63.85%
Registered Electors 22,989 45,719 22,474 26,992 30,116 23,102 8,678 180,070
Turnout 66.85% 62.79% 61.09% 62.78% 65.77% 66.70% 57.73% 63.85%

The following candidates were elected:[12] Arvils Ašeradens (JV), 21,556 votes; Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 27,941 votes; Inga Bērziņa (JV), 21,267 votes; Artūrs Butāns (NA), 12,739 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 27,199 votes; Atis Deksnis (AS), 27,182 votes; Ilze Indriksone (NA), 14,148 votes; Māris Kučinskis (AS), 28,269 votes; Linda Matisone (AS), 27,312 votes; Ramona Petraviča (LPV), 6,334 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 26,348 votes; and Edgars Zelderis (PRO), 6,519 votes.

2010s[edit]

2018[edit]

Results of the 2018 parliamentary election held on 6 October 2018:[13]

Party Votes % Seats
Who Owns the State? KPV LV 21,220 20.46% 3
New Conservative Party JKP 15,751 15.18% 2
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 14,925 14.39% 2
National Alliance NA 13,292 12.81% 2
Development/For! AP 11,830 11.40% 1
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 8,960 8.64% 1
New Unity JV 5,839 5.63% 1
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 5,661 5.46% 0
The Progressives PRO 2,695 2.60% 0
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 1,241 1.20% 0
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 912 0.88% 0
Latvian Nationalists LN 616 0.59% 0
SKG Alliance SKG 330 0.32% 0
For an Alternative PA 207 0.20% 0
Latvian Centrist Party LCP 150 0.14% 0
Action Party RP 106 0.10% 0
Valid Votes 103,735 100.00% 12
Rejected Votes 870 0.83%
Valid Envelopes 104,605 99.91%
Rejected Envelopes 98 0.09%
Total Polled 104,703 56.07%
Registered Electors 186,726

The following candidates were elected:[14] Valērijs Agešins (SDPS), 12,036 votes; Arvils Ašeradens (JV), 6,985 votes; Uldis Budriķis (JKP), 16,472 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 17,199 votes; Ilze Indriksone (NA), 14,592 votes; Juris Jurašs (JKP), 20,393 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (NA), 15,266 votes; Ramona Petraviča (KPV LV), 23,569 votes; Juris Pūce (AP), 13,655 votes; Ēriks Pucens (KPV LV), 23,213 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 15,525 votes; and Atis Zakatistovs (KPV LV), 26,094 votes.

2014[edit]

Results of the 2014 parliamentary election held on 4 October 2014:[15]

Party Votes % Seats
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 41,840 36.34% 5
Unity V 23,034 20.01% 3
National Alliance NA 21,239 18.45% 2
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 10,307 8.95% 1
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 8,369 7.27% 1
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 6,705 5.82% 1
United for Latvia VL 980 0.85% 0
For Latvia's Development LA 796 0.69% 0
New Conservative Party JKP 736 0.64% 0
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 575 0.50% 0
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 308 0.27% 0
Izaugsme 121 0.11% 0
Sovereignty 111 0.10% 0
Valid Votes 115,121 100.00% 13
Rejected Votes 907 0.78%
Valid Envelopes 116,028 99.93%
Rejected Envelopes 82 0.07%
Total Polled 116,110 58.41%
Registered Electors 198,771

The following candidates were elected:[16] Valērijs Agešins (SDPS), 15,442 votes; Ringolds Balodis (NSL), 9,535 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 46,578 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 27,668 votes; Ints Dālderis (V), 23,648 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 45,796 votes; Jānis Junkurs (V), 23,767 votes; Nellija Kleinberga (LRA), 7,013 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (NA), 24,886 votes; Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (V), 24,215 votes; Dana Reizniece-Ozola (ZZS), 51,070 votes; Valdis Skujiņš (ZZS), 42,825 votes; and Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 43,296 votes.

2011[edit]

Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 17 September 2011:[17]

Party Votes % Seats
Zatlers' Reform Party ZRP 30,749 26.01% 4
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 27,822 23.54% 3
Unity V 21,770 18.42% 2
National Alliance NA 17,499 14.80% 2
Harmony Centre SC 15,347 12.98% 2
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 1,940 1.64% 0
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 732 0.62% 0
Last Party PP 464 0.39% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 434 0.37% 0
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 434 0.37% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 383 0.32% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 347 0.29% 0
People's Control TK 279 0.24% 0
Valid Votes 118,200 100.00% 13
Rejected Votes 1,351 1.13%
Valid Envelopes 119,551 99.88%
Rejected Envelopes 146 0.12%
Total Polled 119,697 58.44%
Registered Electors 204,812

The following candidates were elected:[18] Solvita Āboltiņa (V), 25,060 votes; Valērijs Agešins (SC), 21,767 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 31,179 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 22,557 votes; Inita Bišofa (ZRP), 33,702 votes; Edmunds Demiters (ZRP), 32,874 votes; Andrejs Elksniņš (SC), 17,526 votes; Jānis Junkurs (ZRP), 32,906 votes; Dzintars Kudums (NA), 19,228 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (V), 24,247 votes; Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (ZRP), 34,336 votes; Dana Reizniece-Ozola (ZZS), 31,367 votes; and Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 29,809 votes.

2010[edit]

Results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 2 October 2010:[19]

Party Votes % Seats
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 40,648 33.67% 5
Unity V 38,383 31.79% 4
Harmony Centre SC 15,534 12.87% 2
For a Good Latvia PL 9,846 8.15% 1
National Alliance NA 9,446 7.82% 1
Made in Latvia RL 1,789 1.48% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 1,289 1.07% 0
Responsibility – Social Democratic Alliance of Political Parties ATBILDĪBA 1,068 0.88% 0
Last Party PP 973 0.81% 0
People's Control TK 600 0.50% 0
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 551 0.46% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 473 0.39% 0
Daugava – For Latvia ZRP 141 0.12% 0
Valid Votes 120,741 100.00% 13
Rejected Votes 3,445 2.77%
Valid Envelopes 124,186 99.84%
Rejected Envelopes 203 0.16%
Total Polled 124,389 60.77%
Registered Electors 204,689

The following candidates were elected:[20] Solvita Āboltiņa (V), 45,797 votes; Valērijs Agešins (SC), 22,946 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 42,650 votes; Silva Bendrāte (V), 39,254 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 10,730 votes; Ingrīda Circene (V), 40,349 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 46,170 votes; Valērijs Kravcovs (SC), 17,307 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (V), 42,849 votes; Dana Reizniece (ZZS), 41,386 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 41,405 votes; Edgars Zalāns (PL), 11,682 votes; and Oskars Zīds (ZZS), 40,919 votes.

2000s[edit]

2006[edit]

Results of the 2006 parliamentary election held on 7 October 2006:[21]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Kuldīga Liepāja
City		 Liepāja Saldus Talsi Vents
-pils
City		 Vents
-pils
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 4,106 3,370 5,263 3,774 6,914 6,730 2,805 32,962 27.52% 4
People's Party TP 5,053 8,291 5,341 4,413 5,948 1,375 875 31,296 26.13% 4
New Era Party JL 2,594 4,235 3,160 2,537 3,877 1,797 886 19,086 15.94% 3
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 921 2,433 1,448 848 1,543 830 262 8,285 6.92% 1
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 967 1,905 1,219 774 1,484 842 346 7,537 6.29% 1
Harmony Centre SC 143 3,971 146 233 244 1,601 48 6,386 5.33% 1
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 645 988 835 915 669 428 207 4,687 3.91% 0
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 73 1,417 95 110 124 1,150 60 3,029 2.53% 0
New Democrats NJD 310 505 352 221 266 149 83 1,886 1.57% 0
All for Latvia! 251 276 280 224 340 157 135 1,663 1.39% 0
Pensioners and Seniors Party PSP 92 151 134 104 256 57 28 822 0.69% 0
Māra's Land 38 115 62 62 82 48 14 421 0.35% 0
Eurosceptics 51 92 31 44 60 55 12 345 0.29% 0
Motherland 17 84 24 30 35 81 8 279 0.23% 0
Social Fairness Party STP 9 40 27 22 82 83 3 266 0.22% 0
National Power Union NSS 20 122 38 18 31 11 6 246 0.21% 0
Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation 13 18 14 112 51 11 3 222 0.19% 0
Our Land Party 18 42 29 21 30 29 35 204 0.17% 0
Fatherland Union TS 19 20 24 16 37 17 7 140 0.12% 0
Valid Votes 15,340 28,075 18,522 14,478 22,073 15,451 5,823 119,762 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 811 0.67%
Valid Envelopes 120,573 99.86%
Rejected Envelopes 173 0.14%
Total Polled 120,746 60.02%
Registered Electors 201,167

The following candidates were elected:[21] Valērijs Agešins (SC), 8,542 votes; Māris Ārbergs (TP), 31,912 votes; Aija Barča (TP), 32,075 votes; Silva Bendrāte (JL), 20,200 votes; Guntis Blumbergs (ZZS), 34,418 votes; Uldis Briedis (TP), 31,820 votes; Augusts Brigmanis (ZZS), 34,371 votes; Ingrīda Circene (JL), 22,332 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 34,064 votes; Uldis-Ivars Grava (JL), 19,405 votes; Pēteris Hanka (ZZS), 34,377 votes; Oskars Kastēns (LPP/LC), 8,688 votes; Jānis Lagzdiņš (TP), 34,191 votes; and Gunārs Laicāns (TB/LNNK), 8,109 votes.

2002[edit]

Results of the 2002 parliamentary election held on 5 October 2002:[22]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Kuldīga Liepāja
City		 Liepāja Saldus Talsi Vents
-pils
City		 Vents
-pils
New Era Party JL 4,625 7,939 5,309 4,609 6,973 5,161 1,665 36,281 26.66% 4
People's Party TP 5,731 8,089 5,998 4,883 7,071 1,570 1,117 34,459 25.32% 4
Latvia's First Party LPP 2,377 3,656 2,883 1,924 3,618 2,501 1,051 18,010 13.23% 2
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 1,900 1,246 3,381 2,520 3,010 1,418 1,079 14,554 10.69% 2
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 382 3,898 355 450 466 2,592 141 8,284 6.09% 1
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,080 1,654 1,325 823 1,410 878 393 7,563 5.56% 1
Latvian Way LC 948 953 880 693 1,299 643 362 5,778 4.25% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 775 1,355 840 624 718 912 248 5,472 4.02% 0
Social Democratic Union SDS 358 361 414 388 596 224 202 2,543 1.87% 0
Social Democratic Welfare Party SDLP 60 345 74 62 71 103 19 734 0.54% 0
Political Alliance "Centre" 106 107 93 119 106 73 11 615 0.45% 0
Latvians' Party LP 51 115 55 54 68 127 45 515 0.38% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 37 56 60 53 42 42 15 305 0.22% 0
Russian Party 15 109 19 29 25 66 13 276 0.20% 0
Citizens' Union "Our Land" 18 29 18 11 47 40 15 178 0.13% 0
Freedom Party BP 44 18 15 22 22 18 13 152 0.11% 0
Māra's Land 12 35 23 18 14 20 8 130 0.10% 0
Progressive Centre Party PCP 4 26 10 18 9 20 1 88 0.06% 0
Light of Latgale LG 14 29 10 4 8 10 4 79 0.06% 0
Latvian United Republican Party LARP 8 15 18 7 10 7 8 73 0.05% 0
Valid Votes 18,545 30,035 21,780 17,311 25,583 16,425 6,410 136,089 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 657 0.48%
Valid Envelopes 136,746 99.77%
Rejected Envelopes 312 0.23%
Total Polled 137,058 71.45%
Registered Electors 191,828

The following candidates were elected:[22] Dzintars Ābiķis (TP), 37,749 votes; Valērijs Agešins (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 9,957 votes; Silva Bendrāte (JL), 38,732 votes; Ingrīda Circene (JL), 38,742 votes; Silva Golde (TP), 38,254 votes; Māris Grīnblats (TB/LNNK), 9,052 votes; Edgars Jaunups (JL), 38,396 votes; Pēteris Kalniņš (ZZS), 15,372 votes; Jānis Lagzdiņš (TP), 39,979 votes; Vineta Muižniece (TP), 37,007 votes; Leopolds Ozoliņš (ZZS), 15,558 votes; Andrejs Radzevičs (JL), 37,851 votes; Ainārs Šlesers (LPP), 20,318 votes; and Inese Šlesere (LPP), 19,902 votes.

1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

Results of the 1998 parliamentary election held on 3 October 1998:[23]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Kuldīga Liepāja
City		 Liepāja Saldus Talsi Vents
-pils
City		 Vents
-pils
People's Party TP 5,102 10,807 6,872 5,272 8,553 2,257 1,453 40,316 30.03% 5
Latvian Way LC 3,348 3,770 4,140 3,138 4,958 3,132 1,448 23,934 17.83% 3
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 2,886 5,042 3,337 2,385 4,069 2,729 1,020 21,468 15.99% 3
Latvian Social Democratic Alliance LSDA 2,960 3,241 2,963 2,861 3,725 2,463 1,024 19,237 14.33% 2
New Party JP 1,703 1,957 1,840 1,516 2,126 1,708 793 11,643 8.67% 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 686 214 1,021 546 779 357 361 3,964 2.95% 0
Workers' Party, Christian Democratic Union and Latvian Green Party DP–KDS–LZP 638 597 704 436 625 277 135 3,412 2.54% 0
National Harmony Party TSP 131 1,404 161 182 218 663 49 2,808 2.09% 0
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 240 407 594 383 401 109 81 2,215 1.65% 0
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" 196 279 302 160 279 129 80 1,425 1.06% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 210 47 121 152 81 29 76 716 0.53% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 96 116 152 121 81 67 29 662 0.49% 0
Helsinki-86 65 115 106 49 48 49 12 444 0.33% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 45 48 89 58 90 49 32 411 0.31% 0
Popular Movement "Freedom" 75 50 62 72 74 42 14 389 0.29% 0
Conservative Party KP 123 43 36 45 60 42 15 364 0.27% 0
Social Democratic Women's Organisation SDSO 58 63 60 52 74 34 22 363 0.27% 0
Mara's Land MZ 18 16 62 22 91 11 8 228 0.17% 0
National Progress Party NPP 23 26 10 17 23 12 5 116 0.09% 0
Democrats' Party DP 24 8 11 15 17 5 7 87 0.06% 0
Latvian National Reform Party LNRP 4 7 4 5 12 2 3 37 0.03% 0
Valid Votes 18,631 28,257 22,647 17,487 26,384 14,166 6,667 134,239 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 100 154 76 91 141 97 47 706 0.52%
Valid Envelopes 18,731 28,411 22,723 17,578 26,525 14,263 6,714 134,945 99.73%
Rejected Envelopes 360 0.27%
Total Polled 135,305 72.93%
Registered Electors 185,531

The following candidates were elected:[23] Aija Barča (LSDA), 20,893 votes; Aivars Boja (LC), 24,571 votes; Leons Bojārs (LSDA), 21,090 votes; Guntis Dambergs (LC), 24,741 votes; Silva Golde (TP), 43,010 votes; Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (TB/LNNK), 24,199 votes; Dzintars Kudums (TB/LNNK), 22,321 votes; Linards Muciņš (LC), 24,308 votes; Mareks Segliņš (TP), 42,562 votes; Jēkabs Sproģis (TP), 41,849 votes; Jānis Straume (TB/LNNK), 23,113 votes; Aivars Tiesnesis (TP), 41,942 votes; Ingrīda Ūdre (JP), 12,326 votes; and Vineta Uškāne (TP), 41,882 votes.

1995[edit]

Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 30 September and 1 October 1995:[24][25]

Party Votes % Seats
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 24,558 18.06% 3
Latvian Way LC 24,530 18.04% 3
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" DPS 20,985 15.43% 3
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 17,224 12.67% 2
Latvian Farmers' Union, Christian Democratic Union and Latgalian Labour Party LZS-KDS-LDP 11,704 8.61% 1
Labour and Justice Coalition: LDDP, LSDSP and LACAP LDDP-LSDSP-LACAP 9,988 7.34% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 8,929 6.57% 1
Latvian National Conservative Party and Latvian Green Party LNNK-LZP 6,856 5.04% 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,013 1.48% 0
National Harmony Party TSP 1,857 1.37% 0
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 1,777 1.31% 0
Political Union of Economists TPA 1,601 1.18% 0
Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party 1,110 0.82% 0
Socialist Party of Latvia LSP 979 0.72% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" – Anti-Communist Union 756 0.56% 0
Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia ПргЛ 511 0.38% 0
Democrats' Party DP 236 0.17% 0
Latvian Liberal Party LLP 218 0.16% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 160 0.12% 0
Valid Votes 135,992 100.00% 14

The following candidates were elected:[24] Dzintars Ābiķis (LC), 25,051 votes; Edgars Bāns (LVP), 10,000 votes; Gunta Gannusa (TKL), 25,622 votes; Edmunds Grīnbergs (TKL), 25,741 votes; Aigars Jirgens (TB), 18,166 votes; Juris Kaksītis (DPS), 21,628 votes; Jānis Kalviņš (LNNK-LZP), 7,465 votes; Jānis Kazāks (TKL), 25,866 votes; Jānis Lagzdiņš (LC), 26,473 votes; Kristiāna Lībane (LC), 23,658 votes; Valdis Nagobads (DPS), 21,547 votes; Atis Sausnītis (DPS), 21,459 votes; Māris Vītols (LZS-KDS-LDP), 12,976 votes; and Roberts Zīle (TB), 17,738 votes.

1993[edit]

Results of the 1993 parliamentary election held on 5 and 6 June 1993:[26] [27]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Kuldīga Liepāja
City		 Liepāja Saldus Talsi Vents
-pils
City		 Vents
-pils
Latvian Way LC 10,899 14,404 13,140 8,649 14,157 7,643 4,376 73,268 46.24% 7
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,813 1,833 4,771 3,507 4,524 939 1,163 19,550 12.34% 2
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 1,315 4,149 2,711 1,499 1,769 1,460 390 13,293 8.39% 1
Latvian National Independence Movement LNNK 1,480 2,742 1,469 1,472 3,768 1,240 569 12,740 8.04% 1
Democratic Center Party of Latvia DCP 1,608 1,382 1,438 1,361 2,133 1,416 718 10,056 6.35% 1
Christian Democratic Union KDS 1,057 1,733 1,216 710 1,291 854 385 7,246 4.57% 1
Harmony for Latvia SL 1,123 1,059 1,458 834 637 648 388 6,147 3.88% 1
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 629 1,350 982 466 760 370 177 4,734 2.99% 0
Green List 550 257 261 143 318 133 58 1,720 1.09% 0
Democratic Labour Party of Latvia LDDP 231 259 205 613 278 69 36 1,691 1.07% 0
Economic Activity League 211 164 221 136 225 86 220 1,263 0.80% 0
Latvia's Happiness 215 247 182 192 252 92 80 1,260 0.80% 0
Anti-Communist Union 175 137 125 265 176 91 56 1,025 0.65% 0
Equal Rights Р 48 465 77 56 85 125 21 877 0.55% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" 105 95 123 137 220 105 36 821 0.52% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 102 150 120 94 131 87 40 724 0.46% 0
Republican Platform 173 90 78 66 90 103 94 694 0.44% 0
Russian National Democratic List 23 396 20 54 40 126 16 675 0.43% 0
Conservatives and Peasants 61 33 54 54 77 30 22 331 0.21% 0
Independents' Union 46 47 34 33 30 14 10 214 0.14% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 24 7 15 29 11 15 9 110 0.07% 0
Valid Votes 22,888 30,999 28,700 20,370 30,972 15,646 8,864 158,439 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 175 458 99 47 406 170 13 1,368 0.86%
Valid Envelopes 23,063 31,457 28,799 20,417 31,378 15,816 8,877 159,807 100.00%

The following candidates were elected:[28][29] Alfrēds Čepānis (DCP), 12,894 votes; Pēteris Cimdiņš (KDS), 7,441 votes; Ilmārs Dāliņš (TB), 15,659 votes; Pēteris Elferts (LC), Māris Graudiņš (LC), 70,594 votes; Andris Gūtmanis (LC), 70,180 votes; Juris Janeks (SL), 6,959 votes; Jānis Lagzdiņš (LC), 77,473 votes; Uldis Osis (LC), 70,647 votes; Oļģerts Pavlovskis (LC), 73,313 votes; Andris Rozentāls (LZS), 20,070 votes; Ivars Silārs (LC), 70,642 votes; Dainis Stalts (LNNK), 13,500 votes; and Jānis Ārvaldis Tupesis (LZS), 20,062 votes.

1930s[edit]

1931[edit]

Results of the 1931 parliamentary election held on 3 and 4 October 1931:[30][31]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizpute Kuldīga Liepāja Talsi Vents
-pils
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 2,932 4,768 17,378 4,541 3,535 33,154 22.93% 4
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 3,873 5,744 8,297 4,099 3,214 25,227 17.45% 3
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 1,768 3,332 3,703 2,636 2,377 13,816 9.56% 2
Leftist Workers and Farm Labourers KSDZ 896 1,704 3,349 1,304 2,692 9,945 6.88% 1
Democratic Centre DC 868 1,772 3,538 1,548 1,742 9,468 6.55% 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 400 1,042 4,081 337 835 6,695 4.63% 1
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 381 626 4,096 561 742 6,406 4.43% 1
Progressive Association PA 406 1,185 2,455 788 1,416 6,250 4.32% 1
Christian Union and Workers KAS 153 612 3,087 757 492 5,101 3.53% 1
Christian Workers' Union KDLS 409 373 2,426 589 1,043 4,840 3.35% 1
Union for Peace, Order and Production 152 822 2,603 655 389 4,621 3.20% 0
Christian Peasants and Catholics KZK 1,806 404 1,051 1,033 282 4,576 3.16% 0
Party of Former Money Depositors 349 842 1,422 844 1,102 4,559 3.15% 0
Women's Organisations 229 192 1,893 211 704 3,229 2.23% 0
Courlanders' Association 24 107 55 305 2,603 3,094 2.14% 0
National Union NA 52 183 891 196 159 1,481 1.02% 0
Unsatisfied New Farmers, Small Landholders and Fishermen 98 104 324 378 168 1,072 0.74% 0
Agudas Israel 29 88 413 174 49 753 0.52% 0
Workers and Poor Peasants 38 44 102 57 62 303 0.21% 0
Valid Votes 14,863 23,944 61,164 21,013 23,606 144,590 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 763 0.52%
Valid Envelopes 145,353 99.97%
Rejected Envelopes 41 0.03%
Total Polled 145,394

1920s[edit]

1928[edit]

Results of the 1928 parliamentary election held on 6 and 7 October 1928:[32][33]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizpute Kuldīga Liepāja Talsi Vents
-pils
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 3,992 6,366 18,919 6,185 4,320 39,782 27.78% 5
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 3,601 6,467 10,216 4,648 5,156 30,088 21.01% 3
Leftist Workers and Farm Labourers KSDZ 1,094 2,007 3,810 1,030 4,059 12,000 8.38% 1
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 1,319 1,796 2,008 2,201 2,088 9,412 6.57% 1
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 403 674 4,105 644 762 6,588 4.60% 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 580 1,295 3,337 484 746 6,442 4.50% 1
Christian Union and Workers Party KASP 287 560 3,546 795 922 6,110 4.27% 1
Union for Peace, Order and Production MKRA 192 633 2,565 550 663 4,603 3.21% 1
Christian Workers' Union KDLS 488 222 2,064 414 1,296 4,484 3.13% 1
Democratic Centre DC 336 590 1,321 390 1,277 3,914 2.73% 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 322 740 991 425 485 2,963 2.07% 0
Christian Peasant and Catholic Party KZKP 1,880 253 498 77 235 2,943 2.06% 0
Union of Social Democrats and Farmers 234 479 800 522 525 2,560 1.79% 0
National Union NA 117 423 1,331 295 359 2,525 1.76% 0
Party of Former Money Depositors and Other Victims 131 690 510 516 458 2,305 1.61% 0
Latvian Women's Union 172 219 643 199 247 1,480 1.03% 0
Latgallian Independent Socialist Party LNSP 47 304 429 128 449 1,357 0.95% 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 62 261 413 229 330 1,295 0.90% 0
All-Latvian National Assembly 13 60 81 197 319 670 0.47% 0
Latvian Polish-Catholic Union ZPwŁ 9 12 457 9 14 501 0.35% 0
Radical Democrats 44 70 181 100 40 435 0.30% 0
Jewish Democratic Bloc 10 39 197 16 74 336 0.23% 0
Agudas Israel 6 9 161 40 8 224 0.16% 0
People's Rights and Health Defenders 15 30 88 23 18 174 0.12% 0
Valid Votes 15,354 24,199 58,671 20,117 24,850 143,191 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 892 0.62%
Valid Envelopes 144,083 99.96%
Rejected Envelopes 55 0.04%
Total Polled 144,138
1925[edit]

Results of the 1925 parliamentary election held on 3 and 4 October 1925:[34][35][36]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizpute Kuldīga Liepāja Talsi Vents
-pils		 County
Comm
-ission		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 5,130 8,101 22,424 5,943 7,920 35 49,553 37.18% 6 0 6
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 3,047 6,309 8,189 3,563 4,186 20 25,314 19.00% 3 0 3
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 458 1,353 3,851 688 821 2 7,173 5.38% 1 0 1
Social Democrats Mensheviks SDM 884 1,270 1,411 1,388 1,510 3 6,466 4.85% 1 0 1
Democratic Centre DC 419 793 1,841 745 1,432 6 5,236 3.93% 1 0 1
Latvian New Farmers-Small Landowners Party LJSP 396 1,085 1,155 1,347 1,234 2 5,219 3.92% 1 0 1
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 296 347 3,240 347 186 0 4,416 3.31% 1 0 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 764 888 683 1,046 891 6 4,278 3.21% 1 0 1
National Union NA 283 610 2,195 595 575 6 4,264 3.20% 0 1 1
Union for Peace, Order and Production MKRA 160 483 2,213 497 429 3 3,785 2.84% 0 1 1
Christian Workers' Union KDJS 439 318 1,608 378 784 3 3,530 2.65% 0 0 0
National Farmers' Union NZS 261 276 1,866 384 141 1 2,929 2.20% 0 0 0
Party of Catholics and Christian Peasants KKZP 1,706 208 433 20 187 0 2,554 1.92% 0 0 0
Christian National Union KNS 73 488 590 395 808 2 2,356 1.77% 0 0 0
Agudas Israel 35 113 475 206 222 1 1,052 0.79% 0 0 0
Congress of Destroyed Areas and Agricultural Association 134 155 359 138 196 3 985 0.74% 0 0 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 31 97 309 151 125 3 716 0.54% 0 0 0
Union of Orthodox Voters and Russian Organisations П 16 35 382 105 90 0 628 0.47% 0 0 0
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles ZPwŁ 6 13 532 10 16 0 577 0.43% 0 0 0
Ceire Cion 59 124 155 28 149 1 516 0.39% 0 0 0
Combined Workers, Disabled People and Workers 88 46 191 70 44 0 439 0.33% 0 0 0
Jewish National Democratic Party 5 68 194 23 108 0 398 0.30% 0 0 0
Russian People's Workers' Party 3 15 159 43 21 0 241 0.18% 0 0 0
Histadruth-Hacionith 3 21 111 22 73 0 230 0.17% 0 0 0
Economically Active Citizens 8 19 149 22 29 0 227 0.17% 0 0 0
Union of Latvian Democrats LDS 12 23 85 11 50 1 182 0.14% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 14,716 23,258 54,800 18,165 22,227 98 133,264 100.00% 15 2 17
Rejected Votes
Valid Envelopes
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 20,049 34,295 66,170 25,770 31,471 177,755
1922[edit]

Results of the 1922 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 October 1922:[37][38]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizpute Kuldīga Liepāja Talsi Vents
-pils		 County
Comm
-ission		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 7,853 9,231 18,215 8,266 7,403 74 51,042 37.05% 6 0 6
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 4,305 6,132 6,996 5,650 3,407 41 26,531 19.26% 3 0 3
Christian National Union KNS 1,735 974 5,585 1,439 1,973 25 11,731 8.51% 1 0 1
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers SDML 1,593 2,606 2,353 2,843 2,198 7 11,600 8.42% 1 0 1
Democratic Centre DC 1,139 1,221 4,190 1,294 1,604 12 9,460 6.87% 1 0 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 570 1,364 4,511 979 842 4 8,270 6.00% 1 0 1
United Jewish National Bloc EANB 429 561 3,968 317 472 19 5,766 4.19% 1 0 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 454 898 810 1,703 713 8 4,586 3.33% 1 0 1
Non-Partisan National Centre BNC 298 620 1,735 691 824 7 4,175 3.03% 1 0 1
Latvian Fishermen's Union and Group of Sailors 188 18 775 612 1,136 32 2,761 2.00% 0 0 0
United Polish Parties ZPwŁ 20 26 702 20 38 1 807 0.59% 0 0 0
Land Workers' Association 128 78 106 68 47 1 428 0.31% 0 0 0
Ceire Cion CC 43 36 111 138 31 0 359 0.26% 0 0 0
Agudas Israel 3 12 19 164 55 0 253 0.18% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 18,758 23,777 50,076 24,184 20,743 231 137,769 100.00% 16 0 16
Rejected Votes 1,512 1.09%
Valid Envelopes 139,281
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 23,054 31,282 51,330 30,712 27,119 163,497

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