2013 Riga City Council election

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All 60 seats in the Riga City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 413,893
Turnout| 229,910 (55.55%)
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Leader  | Nils Ušakovs | Baiba Broka | Sarmīte Ēlerte
Party  | Harmony / Honor to serve Riga | NA | Unity
Leader since  | 27 November 2005  |  |
Last election  | 26 seats, 34,29%  | 0 seats, 5.17%  | 22 seats, 33.81%
Seats won  | 39 | 12  | 9
Seat change  | 13  | 12  | 13
Popular vote  | 134,117 | 40,920  | 32,367
Percentage  | 58,54% | 17,86%  | 14,13%
Swing  | 24.25 pp | 12.69 pp | 19.68 pp

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Most voted party by city district.

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| Mayor before election

Nils Ušakovs
Harmony

| Elected mayor

Nils Ušakovs
Harmony

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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

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### Overall

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony"| 134,117| 58.81| 39| +13
| National Alliance| 40,920| 17.94| 12| +12
| Unity| 32,367| 14.19| 9| –13
| Latvian Green Party| 9,144| 4.01| 0| New
| Latvian Farmers' Union| 4,306| 1.89| 0| New
| Reform Party| 3,622| 1.59| 0| New
| United for Latvia| 1,089| 0.48| 0| New
| For the Native Language!| 774| 0.34| 0| New
| Action Party| 541| 0.24| 0| 0
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party| 477| 0.21| 0| 0
| Alternative| 370| 0.16| 0| New
| For Independent Latvia!, Solidarity| 330| 0.14| 0| New
Total| 228,057| 100.00| 60| 0
Source: CVK

## References

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1. ^ "73% of Riga residents approve of Usakovs". Baltic News Network. February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
2. ^ Petrova, Alla (December 2, 2011). "Slesers' Reform Party LPP/LC to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
3. ^ "Harmony Center/Honor To Serve Riga win 39 seats on City Council". The Baltic Course. June 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
4. ^ "Nils Usakovs reelected Riga mayor". The Baltic Course. June 21, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

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