2013 Riga City Council election
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All 60 seats in the Riga City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 413,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 229,910 (55.55%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Riga City Council election was held on June 1, 2013, to elect Riga City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the Riga, as part of municipal elections across the country. At stake were all 60 seats in the City Council.
After 2009 elections Harmony created coalition with Christian-Democratic LPP/LC and Nils Ušakovs became Mayor of Riga. Ušakovs' popularity among Rigans had grown steadily, and 73% of the city's residents approved of Ušakovs' performance in December 2010.[1] In 2011, LPP/LC party was dissolved[2] and Harmony started ruling alone. In late 2012 Harmony united with political party Honor to serve Riga to participate in 2013 elections
As a result of the election, Harmony and Honor to Serve Riga union received 39 of 60 seats[3] and in June Nils Ušakovs was re-elected as mayor of Riga.[4]
Results
Overall
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Party | Vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party "Harmony"/meta/color" | | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" (SDPS) | 134,117 | 58.54 | ![]() |
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bgcolor="Template:National Alliance (Latvia)/meta/color" | | National Alliance (VL-TB/LNNK) | 40,920 | 17.86 | ![]() |
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bgcolor="Template:Unity (Latvian political party)/meta/color" | | Unity | 32,367 | 14.13 | ![]() |
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bgcolor="Template:Latvian Green Party/meta/color" | | Latvian Green Party | 9,144 | 3.99 | New | 0 | ±0 |
bgcolor="Template:Latvian Farmers' Union/meta/color" | | Latvian Farmers' Union | 4,306 | 1.88 | New | 0 | ±0 |
bgcolor="Template:Reform Party (Latvia)/meta/color" | | Reform Party | 3,622 | 1.58 | New | 0 | ±0 |
United for Latvia | 1,089 | 0.48 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
For the Native Language! | 774 | 0.34 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Rīcības partija | 541 | 0.24 | ![]() |
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Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 477 | 0.21 | ![]() |
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Alternative | 370 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
For Independent Latvia!, Solidarity | 330 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
References
- ^ "73% of Riga residents approve of Usakovs". Baltic News Network. February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Petrova, Alla (December 2, 2011). "Slesers' Reform Party LPP/LC to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "Harmony Center/Honor To Serve Riga win 39 seats on City Council". The Baltic Course. June 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "Nils Usakovs reelected Riga mayor". The Baltic Course. June 21, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016.