2021 Latvian municipal elections
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Municipal elections were held across Latvia on 5 June 2021.[1] This was the first election after the Saeima passed a municipal reform in 2020 that reduced the 110 municipalities and 9 cities to 43 municipalities, including 11 state cities and added 5 new Latvian towns: Ādaži, Iecava, Ķekava, Koknese, and Mārupe.[2] In total, 645 councilors were elected to 40 municipal councils across the country.[3] The 60 seats in the Riga City Council is not up for election until 2025, as snap elections were held in August 2020.
On 28 May, following the decision of the Constitutional Court of Latvia that declared a part of the municipal reform about the inclusion of Varakļāni Municipality into the new Rēzekne Municipality unconstitutional, the Central Election Commission (CEC) cancelled elections in the municipalities of both Rēzekne and Madona.[4] The Saeima decided on 1 June to reverse the decision of the CEC and to move forward with the elections in Madona Municipality on 5 June as initially scheduled.[5]
Electoral system
All 645 councilors were elected using
| Councilors | State Cities | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 50 000 residents or less | |
| 15 | more than 50 000 residents | 30 000 residents or less |
| 19 | more than 30 000 residents | |
| 23 | more than 60 000 residents |
Participating parties
Results
Daugavpils
New Harmony 184 | 1.05 | 0 | New | | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17,572 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 17,572 | 98.80 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 214 | 1.20 | |||||||
| Total votes | 17,786 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,143 | 31.13 | |||||||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||||||
Jelgava
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Conservative Party | 575 | 4.99 | 0 | New | |
| Who Owns the State? | 220 | 1.91 | 0 | -1 | |
| The Progressives | 105 | 0.91 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 11,516 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 11,516 | 99.07 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 108 | 0.93 | |||
| Total votes | 11,624 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,284 | 29.59 | |||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||
Jūrmala
New Harmony 60 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,370 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 14,370 | 99.13 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 126 | 0.87 | |||||||
| Total votes | 14,496 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,748 | 39.45 | |||||||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||||||
Liepāja
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Conservative Party | 391 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Association Residents | 190 | 1.43 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 13,308 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 13,308 | 99.22 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 105 | 0.78 | |||
| Total votes | 13,413 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 46,506 | 28.84 | |||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||
Rēzekne
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Conservative Party | 633 | 9.23 | 1 | New | |
| The Progressives | 390 | 5.68 | 1 | New | |
| Association Residents | 113 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,861 | 100.00 | 13 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 6,861 | 98.66 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 93 | 1.34 | |||
| Total votes | 6,954 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,273 | 31.22 | |||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||
Ventspils
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Conservative Party | 614 | 7.39 | 1 | New | |
| National Alliance | 551 | 6.63 | 1 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | 347 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alternative | 22 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,306 | 100.00 | 13 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 8,306 | 98.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 99 | 1.18 | |||
| Total votes | 8,405 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 23,460 | 35.83 | |||
| Source: Central Election Commission of Latvia | |||||
Notes
- ^ Including the municipalities where the party runs on a joint list with another party
References
- Central Election Commission of Latvia. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Saeima finally approves major regional reforms". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- Central Election Commission of Latvia. January 26, 2021. Archivedfrom the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Pēc ST sprieduma CVK aptur 5.jūnijā plānotās vēlēšanas Rēzeknes un Madonas novadā" [After the decision of the Constitutional Court, the CEC cancels elections in Rēzekne and Madona municipalities]. www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Upleja, Sanita (2021-06-01). "Varakļāni paliek kā atsevišķs novads, lemj Saeima" [Varakļāni will remain a separate municipality, decided Saeima]. delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Pašvaldības domes vēlēšanu likums" [Municipal councils election law]. likumi.lv (in Latvian). January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2004-10-24. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
External links
- 2021 election hub on the Central Election Commission website (in English)
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