Parliamentary elections in Latvia in 2002
Result (in%)
%
30th
20th
10
0
23.9
19.0
16.6
9.5
9.4
5.4
4.9
4.0
7.3
Gains and losses
compared to 1998
% p
25th
20th
15th
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
+23.9
+4.9
-4.6
+9.5
+6.9
-9.3
-13.2
-8.8
-9.3
The 2002 parliamentary elections in Latvia took place on October 5, 2002. It was the election of the 8th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia .
Electoral system
100 seats in the Latvian parliament were redefined. There was a five percent threshold . The election was based on proportional representation . The legislative period was four years.
Election result
6 of 20 lists moved into the Saeima. The others failed at the 5% hurdle.
Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
New Era (JL) | 237,452 | 23.9 | New | 26th | New | |
For Human Rights in United Latvia (PCTVL) | 189,088 | 19.0 | +4.9 | 25th | +9 | |
People's Party (TP) | 165.246 | 16.6 | −4.6 | 20th | −4 | |
First Party of Latvia (LPP) | 94,752 | 9.5 | New | 10 | New | |
Alliance of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) (1) | 93,759 | 9.4 | +6.9 | 12 | +12 | |
For Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK (TB / LNNK) | 53,396 | 5.4 | −9.3 | 7th | −10 | |
Latvian Way (LC) | 48,430 | 4.9 | −13.2 | 0 | −21 | |
Latvian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDSP) | 39,837 | 4.0 | −8.8 | 0 | −14 | |
Lettgallens Light (LG) | 15,948 | 1.6 | New | 0 | New | |
Latvian Social Democratic Association (SDS) | 15,162 | 1.5 | New | 0 | New | |
Social Democratic Welfare Party (SDLP) | 13,234 | 1.3 | New | 0 | New | |
Political Association "The Center" | 5,819 | 0.6 | New | 0 | New | |
Russian party | 4,724 | 0.5 | New | 0 | New | |
Latvian party | 3,919 | 0.4 | New | 0 | New | |
Latvian Party of Recovery | 2,558 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Freedom party | 2,075 | 0.2 | New | 0 | New | |
Mara's Land | 1,446 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Our country | 1,349 | 0.1 | New | 0 | New | |
Progressive center party | 1,229 | 0.1 | New | 0 | New | |
Latvian United Republican Party | 826 | 0.1 | New | 0 | New | |
total | 990.249 | 100.0 | 100 | |||
Valid votes | 990.249 | 99.3 | +2.0 | |||
Invalid votes | 7,505 | 0.7 | −2.0 | |||
voter turnout | 997.754 | 71.4 | +0.4 | |||
Non-voters | 400.402 | 28.6 | −0.4 | |||
Eligible voters | 1,398,156 | |||||
(1) Party alliance from LZS and LZP | ||||||
Source: Central Electoral Commission |
Among the 100 members of the Saeima were:
- 18 women
- 79 Latvians
- 93 with a university degree
Web links
- Central Electoral Commission Official website (Latvian, English, Russian)
- Latvian Parliament - Saeima Official Website (Latvian, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Official election results 2002 ( memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Central Election Commission (English)