Latvian parliamentary election, 2014
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 4 October 2014. The previous elections were held in 2011, but according to the country's constitution,[ 1] the parliamentary term was reduced to only three years following early elections (the 2011 elections took place a year after the 2010 elections ).
Campaign [ edit ]
On 27 December 2013, the Reform Party announced an electoral pact with its government coalition partner Unity , with most prominent Reform Party candidates running under the Unity campaign.[ 2] On 16 July 2014 the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party signed a cooperation pact with the Latvian Association of Regions to run under the LAR campaign.[ 3]
The main party of the Harmony Centre alliance, the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" contested the elections with a separate list, whilst fellow alliance members the Latvian Socialist Party announced on 20 July 2014 that they would not contest the election.[ 4]
Results [ edit ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Harmony
209,887
23.00
24
–7
Unity
199,535
21.87
23
+3
Union of Greens and Farmers
178,210
19.53
21
+8
National Alliance
151,567
16.61
17
+3
For Latvia from the Heart
62,521
6.85
7
New
Latvian Association of Regions
60,812
6.66
8
New
Latvian Russian Union
14,390
1.58
0
0
United for Latvia
10,788
1.18
0
New
Latvian Development
8,156
0.89
0
New
New Conservative Party
6,389
0.70
0
New
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger
1,735
0.19
0
0
Growth
1,515
0.17
0
New
Sovereignty
1,033
0.11
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
6,953
–
–
–
Total
913,491
100
100
0
Registered voters/turnout
1,552,235
58.85
–
–
Source: CVK
Aftermath [ edit ]
Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and the National Alliance.
References [ edit ]