2024 European Parliament election in Latvia

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9 Latvian seats to the European Parliament
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Leader  | Valdis Dombrovskis | Roberts Zīle | Ivars Ijabs
Party  | JV | NA | LA
Alliance  | EPP | ECR | RE
Last election  | 26.40%, 2 seats  | 16.49%, 2 seats  | 12.49%, 1 seat[a]
Seats won  | 2  | 2  | 1
Seat change  |  |  |
Popular vote  | 130,563  | 114,858  | 48,696
Percentage  | 25.37%  | 22.32%  | 9.46%
Swing  | 1.03pp | 5.83pp | 4.03pp

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

Leader  | Reinis Pozņaks | Elīna Pinto | Nils Ušakovs
Party  | AS | PRO | Harmony
Alliance  | ECR | Greens/EFA | S&D
Last election  | 5.01%, 0 seats[b] | 2.91%, 0 seats  | 17.56%, 2 seats
Seats won  | 1  | 1  | 1
Seat change  | New | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 42,551  | 38,752  | 37,096
Percentage  | 8.27%  | 7.53%  | 7.21%
Swing  | New | 4.62pp | 10.35pp

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| Seventh party  |

Leader  | Vilis Krištopāns |
Party  | LPV |
Alliance  | Patriots |
Last election  | New |
Seats won  | 1  |
Seat change  | New |
Popular vote  | 32,034  |
Percentage  | 6.23%  |
Swing  | New |

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Results by Saeima constituency

The 2024 European Parliament election in Latvia was held on 8 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This was the fifth European Parliament election held in Latvia, and the first to take place after Brexit.

## Electoral system

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Compared to the last election, Latvia was entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.[2] The 9 members are elected through open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through Sainte-Laguë method and a 5% electoral threshold.[3]

Both Latvian and EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Latvia. No registration is needed for Latvian citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Latvia are required to register with the Central Electoral Commission. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.[4]

## Outgoing delegation

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The table shows the detailed composition of the Latvian seats at the European Parliament as of 31 May 2024 prior to the election.

EP Group  | Seats  | Party  | Seats  | MEPs

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| European People's Party |

2 / 8

|  | Unity | 2  |

* Sandra Kalniete
* Inese Vaidere

| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |

2 / 8

|  | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | 1  |

* Nils Ušakovs

| Honor to serve Riga | 1  |

* Andris Ameriks

| Renew Europe |

2 / 8

|  | For Latvia's Development | 1  |

* Ivars Ijabs

| European Conservatives and Reformists |

1 / 8

|  | National Alliance | 2  |

* Roberts Zīle
* Ansis Pūpols

| Non-Inscrits |

1 / 8

|  | Latvian Russian Union | 1  |

* Tatjana Ždanoka

Total | 8  |
Source: European Parliament

### Retiring incumbents

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Name  | Party  | First elected  | Terms  | Date announced  | Source

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Andris Ameriks | Honor to serve Riga | 2019 | 1  | 9 February 2024  | [5]
Tatjana Ždanoka[c] | Latvian Russian Union | 2004 | 4

## Running parties

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The following parties ran candidates in the 2024 EU Parliament election in Latvia.[7]

Party  | European Party  | Group  | 2019 result  | Top candidate

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| JV | New Unity | EPP | EPP | 26.4  | Valdis Dombrovskis[5]
| S | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | PES | S&D | 17.6  | Nils Ušakovs[5]
| NA | National Alliance | ECR | ECR | 16.5  | Roberts Zīle[5]
| LA | For Latvia's Development | ALDE | RE | 12.5  | Ivars Ijabs[5]
| Par! | Movement For! | ALDE | RE | Ivanna Volochiy[5]
| ZZS | Union of Greens and Farmers | −  | −  | 5.6[d] | Harijs Rokpelnis[5]
| AS | United List | −  | −  | 5.0[b] | Reinis Pozņaks[5]
| JKP | New Conservative Party | −  | −  | 4.4  | Tālis Linkaits[5]
| PRO | The Progressives | EGP | −  | 2.9  | Elīna Pinto[5]
| TZV | People. Land. Country.[e] | −  | −  | 0.9  | Aleksandrs Kiršteins[5]
| CP | Centre Party[f] | −  | −  | 0.5  | Inna Djeri[5]
| TVS | Force of People's Power[g] | −  | −  | 0.2  | Valentīns Jeremejevs[5]
| ST | For Stability! | −  | −  | −  | Ņikita Piņins[5]
| LPV | Latvia First | −  | −  | −  | Vilis Krištopans[5]
| SV | Sovereign Power[h] | ECPM | −  | −  | Julija Stepanenko[5]
| AJ | Alliance of Young Latvians | −  | −  | −  | Rūdolfs Brēmanis[5]

## Opinion polling

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See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election

Graphical summary Polling firm  | Fieldwork date  | Sample
size  | JV
EPP | S
S&D | NA
ECR | LA
Renew | Par!
Renew | ZZS | AS | JKP | PRO
G/EFA | TZV | CP | TVS | S! | LPV | SV | AJ | Lead

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SKDS/LTV[8] | March 2024  | 1.505  | 16.6 (1)  | 10.1 (1)  | 17.1 (2)  | 8.9 (1)  | 1.5  | 3.4  | 6.1 (1)  | 3.5  | 9.6 (1)  | 0.2  | 2.1  | 0.6  | 6.4 (1)  | 8.2 (1)  | 3.8  | 1.9  | 0.5
SKDS/LTV[9] | 10-14 February 2024  | 1,505  | 17.9 (2)  | 9.1 (1)  | 16.5 (1)  | 9.2 (1)  | 0.6  | 4.0  | 7.4 (1)  | 3.5  | 8.9 (1)  | 0.8  | 2.1  | 0.5  | 7.5 (1)  | 6.6 (1)  | 3.2  | 2.3  | 1.4
2019 election | 25 May 2019  | –  | 26.4 (2)  | 17.6 (2)  | 16.5 (2)  | 12.5 (1)  | 5.6 (0)  | 5.0  | 4.4  | 2.9  | 0.9  | 6.8 (1)[i] | 0.2  |  |  |  |  | 8.7

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| New Unity| 130,563| 25.37| 2| 0
| National Alliance| 114,858| 22.32| 2| 0
| For Latvia's Development| 48,696| 9.46| 1| 0
| United List| 42,551| 8.27| 1| New
| The Progressives| 38,752| 7.53| 1| +1
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony"| 37,096| 7.21| 1| –1
| Latvia First| 32,034| 6.23| 1| New
| Sovereign Power| 13,623| 2.65| 0| New
| Union of Greens and Farmers| 11,852| 2.30| 0| 0
| Alliance of Young Latvians| 11,067| 2.15| 0| New
| For Stability!| 10,307| 2.00| 0| New
| Centre Party| 8,925| 1.73| 0| 0
| New Conservative Party| 7,799| 1.52| 0| 0
| People. Land. Country. [lv]| 3,017| 0.59| 0| New
| Force of People's Power| 1,779| 0.35| 0| 0
| Movement For!| 1,666| 0.32| 0| 0
Total| 514,585| 100.00| 9| +1
Valid votes| 514,585| 98.73|
Invalid/blank votes| 6,641| 1.27|
Total votes| 521,226| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,541,102| 33.82|
Source: CVK

### European groups

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Party| Seats| +/–

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| European Conservatives and Reformists Group| 3| +1
| European People's Party Group| 2| 0
| Renew Europe| 1| 0
| Greens–European Free Alliance| 1| 0
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats| 1| –1
| Patriots for Europe| 1| New
Total| 9| +1

## Elected MEPs

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Elected MEPs

* Valdis Dombrovskis (JV)[7]

* Sandra Kalniete (JV)[7]

* Rihards Kols (NA)[7]

* Nils Ušakovs (S)[7]

* Ivars Ijabs (LA)[7]

* Reinis Pozņaks (AS)[7]

* Mārtiņš Staķis (PRO)[7]

* Vilis Krištopans (LPV)[7]

## Notes

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1. ^ As Development/For!
2. ^ a b Includes the result of the only coalition member that run independently in 2019, LRA, while the other two were members of the ZZS coalition.
3. ^ Inelegible to run for reelection.[6]
4. ^ Includes the separate results of the ZZS coalition and of its member LSDSP, that run independently in 2019.
5. ^ Includes also Latvian Independence Movement (LNK) candidates.
6. ^ A joint list of Latvian Russian Union and Centre Party candidates
7. ^ Includes also People's Servants for Latvia (TKL) candidates.
8. ^ Includes also United for Latvia (VL) candidates.
9. ^ Latvian Russian Union: 6.3% (1); Centre Party: 0.5%

## References

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1. ^ "2024 European elections: National rules Infographic" (PDF). European Parliament.
2. ^ "2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
3. ^ Oelbermann, Kai Friederike; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (July 2020). "The European Elections of May 2019" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu. p. 14.
4. ^ "How to vote in Latvia". European Parliament. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "EIROPAS PARLAMENTA VĒLĒŠANAS 2024". 9 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
6. ^ "Līdz ar plānotajiem grozījumiem EP vēlēšanu likumā Ždanokai varētu liegt atkārtoti kļūt par EP deputāti". LSM. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Euroelections results officially confirmed in Latvia". LSM. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
8. ^ "Partiju reitingi pirms Eiroparlamenta vēlēšanām: "Jaunā Vienotība" zaudē līderpozīciju Nacionālajai apvienībai". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
9. ^ "Partiju reitingi: Pirms Eiroparlamenta vēlēšanām līderos "Jaunā Vienotība" un Nacionālā apvienība". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

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