Latvian parliamentary election, 2002
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002.[1] The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats.
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Era Party | 237,452 | 24.0 | 26 | New |
| For Human Rights in United Latvia | 189,088 | 19.1 | 25 | +9 |
| People's Party | 165,246 | 16.7 | 20 | –4 |
| Latvia's First Party | 94,752 | 9.6 | 10 | New |
| Union of Greens and Farmers | 93,759 | 9.5 | 12 | +12 |
| For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 53,396 | 5.4 | 7 | –10 |
| Latvian Way | 48,430 | 4.9 | 0 | –21 |
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 39,837 | 4.0 | 0 | –14 |
| Light of Latgale | 15,948 | 1.6 | 0 | New |
| Social Democratic Union | 15,162 | 1.5 | 0 | New |
| Social Democratic Welfare Party | 13,234 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
| Political Alliance "Centre" | 5,819 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Russian Party | 4,724 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Latvians' Party | 3,919 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Latvian Revival Party | 2,558 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Freedom Party | 2,075 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Mara's Land | 1,446 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Citizens' Union "Our Land" | 1,349 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive Centre Party | 1,229 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Latvian United Republican Party | 826 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,505 | – | – | – |
| Total | 997,754 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,295,287 | 77.0 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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