Latgallia (Saeima constituency)

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Latgallia
Latgale
Латгалия
Constituency
for the Saeima
Outline map
Location of Latgallia within Latvia
Municipality
List
RegionLatgallia
Population252,682 (2021)[1]
Electorate207,523 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1922
Seats
List
  • 14 (2018–present)
  • 15 (2011–2018)
  • 16 (2006–2011)
  • 17 (2002–2006)
  • 18 (1998–2002)
  • 19 (1995–1998)
  • 20 (1993–1995)
  • 25 (1922–1934)
Deputies[2]
List

Latgallia (Latvian: Latgale; Russian: Латгалия) is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Daugavpils and Rēzekne and municipalities of Aglona, Baltinava, Balvi, Cibla, Dagda, Daugavpils, Ilūkste, Kārsava, Krāslava, Līvāni, Ludza, Preiļi, Rēzekne, Riebiņi, Rugāji, Vārkava, Viļaka, Viļāni and Zilupe in the region of Latgallia. The constituency currently elects 14 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2018 parliamentary election it had 207,523 registered electors.

Electoral system[]

Latgallia currently elects 14 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[3][4] Constituency seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method.[5][6] Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for constituency seats (4% in 1993).[7][8][9]

Election results[]

Summary[]

Election SKG
SKG / LSDSP / ATBILDĪBA / LSDA		 Harmony
SDPS / SC / TSP / SL		 Development/For!
AP! / LA		 Greens & Farmers
ZZS / LZS		 New Unity
LV / V / JL		 Latvia First
Latvian Way
LPP/LC / LC		 New Conservatives
JKP		 Russian Union
РСЛ / ЗаПЧЕЛ / P		 Good Latvia
PL / TP		 National Alliance
NA / TB/LNNK / TB
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2018 242 0.27% 0 32,159 36.02% 6 4,181 4.68% 1 12,539 14.05% 2 5,067 5.68% 1 7,900 8.85% 2 9,561 10.71% 0 4,465 5.00% 1
2014 41,884 39.92% 6 712 0.68% 0 19,714 18.79% 3 16,187 15.43% 3 650 0.62% 0 4,970 4.74% 0 5,442 5.19% 1
2011 394 0.34% 0 60,784 52.63% 8 14,436 12.50% 2 11,608 10.05% 2 3,904 3.38% 0 1,608 1.39% 0 5,350 4.63% 1
2010 1,259 0.98% 0 59,281 46.26% 8 20,844 16.26% 3 19,231 15.01% 2 3,661 2.86% 0 15,387 12.01% 2 3,958 3.09% 1
2006 7,241 5.46% 0 36,859 27.81% 5 16,759 12.65% 2 8,693 6.56% 1 18,833 14.21% 3 10,747 8.11% 1 18,844 14.22% 3 5,324 4.02% 1
2002 7,620 4.86% 0 15,081 9.62% 2 15,076 9.61% 2 8,362 5.33% 0 57,707 36.79% 9 11,575 7.38% 2 5,907 3.77% 1
1998 14,971 9.21% 2 58,239 35.84% 7 3,601 2.22% 0 36,978 22.76% 5 13,935 8.58% 2 7,388 4.55% 1
1995 2,868 1.72% 0 18,193 10.90% 2 1,898 1.14% 0 24,692 14.79% 3 5,247 3.14% 1
1993 2,633 1.24% 0 49,283 23.30% 5 21,118 9.98% 2 58,425 27.62% 7 33,920 16.03% 4 4,083 1.93% 0
1931 15,546 6.27% 2 6,916 2.79% 1
1928 25,352 10.82% 3 7,311 3.12% 1
1925 42,737 19.89% 5 8,504 3.96% 1
1922 35,740 18.39% 4 8,675 4.46% 1

Detailed[]

  Party has received at least 5% of the vote nationally and is entitled to compete for constituency seats (4% in 1993).

2018[]

Results of the 2018 parliamentary election held on 6 October 2018:[10]

Party Votes % Seats
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 32,159 36.02% 6
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 12,539 14.05% 2
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 9,561 10.71% 0
New Conservative Party JKP 7,900 8.85% 2
Who Owns the State? KPV LV 6,874 7.70% 1
New Unity JV 5,067 5.68% 1
National Alliance NA 4,465 5.00% 1
Development/For! AP 4,181 4.68% 1
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 3,849 4.31% 0
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 865 0.97% 0
The Progressives PRO 840 0.94% 0
SKG Alliance SKG 242 0.27% 0
Latvian Nationalists LN 209 0.23% 0
Action Party RP 204 0.23% 0
For an Alternative PA 168 0.19% 0
Latvian Centrist Party LCP 154 0.17% 0
Valid Votes 89,277 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 719 0.80%
Valid Envelopes 89,996 99.92%
Rejected Envelopes 70 0.08%
Total Polled 90,066 43.40%
Registered Electors 207,523

The following candidates were elected:[11] (JV), 6,656 votes; Mārtiņš Bondars (AP), 5,219 votes; Jānis Dūklavs (ZZS), 14,720 votes; (SDPS), 38,416 votes; (ZZS), 12,912 votes; (SDPS), 35,633 votes; (SDPS), 35,803 votes; (KPV LV), 7,789 votes; Vladimirs Nikonovs (SDPS), 35,442 votes; (JKP), 8,689 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (SDPS), 38,138 votes; Ilga Šuplinska (JKP), 9,377 votes; (NA), 5,732 votes; and Jānis Tutins (SDPS), 35,267 votes.

2014[]

Results of the 2014 parliamentary election held on 4 October 2014:[12]

Party Votes % Seats
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 41,884 39.92% 6
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 19,714 18.79% 3
Unity V 16,187 15.43% 3
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 9,070 8.64% 1
National Alliance NA 5,442 5.19% 1
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 4,970 4.74% 0
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 4,025 3.84% 1
United for Latvia VL 1,709 1.63% 0
For Latvia's Development LA 712 0.68% 0
New Conservative Party JKP 650 0.62% 0
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 247 0.24% 0
Sovereignty 206 0.20% 0
Izaugsme 104 0.10% 0
Valid Votes 104,920 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 1,019 0.96%
Valid Envelopes 105,939 99.90%
Rejected Envelopes 104 0.10%
Total Polled 106,043 46.99%
Registered Electors 225,675

The following candidates were elected:[13] (JV), 17,762 votes; (ZZS), 20,010 votes; Andrejs Elksniņš (SDPS), 53,658 votes; Marjana Ivanova-Jevsejeva (SDPS), 45,602 votes; Jānis Klaužs (ZZS), 20,370 votes; Inese Laizāne (NA), 6,475 votes; Anrijs Matīss (V), 16,961 votes; Vladimirs Nikonovs (SDPS), 46,040 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (SDPS), 50,621 votes; Raimonds Rubiks (SDPS), 45,493 votes; Silvija Šimfa (NSL), 9,982 votes; Jānis Tutins (SDPS), 47,399 votes; Raimonds Vējonis (ZZS), 20,979 votes; (LRA), 4,806 votes; and (V), 17,937 votes.

2011[]

Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 17 September 2011:[14]

Party Votes % Seats
Harmony Centre SC 60,784 52.63% 8
Zatlers' Reform Party ZRP 15,787 13.67% 2
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 14,436 12.50% 2
Unity V 11,608 10.05% 2
National Alliance NA 5,350 4.63% 1
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 3,904 3.38% 0
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 1,608 1.39% 0
People's Control TK 530 0.46% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 497 0.43% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 394 0.34% 0
Last Party PP 340 0.29% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 248 0.21% 0
Valid Votes 115,486 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 1,210 1.04%
Valid Envelopes 116,696 99.87%
Rejected Envelopes 149 0.13%
Total Polled 116,845 49.34%
Registered Electors 236,812

The following candidates were elected:[15] (ZZS), 14,654 votes; (ZRP), 17,258 votes; Marjana Ivanova-Jevsejeva (SC), 64,705 votes; (SC), 65,586 votes; Jānis Klaužs (ZZS), 14,833 votes; Jānis Lāčplēsis (V), 14,316 votes; Inese Laizāne (NA), 6,704 votes; (SC), 66,115 votes; (V), 15,395 votes; Vladimirs Nikonovs (SC), 65,458 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (SC), 72,683 votes; (SC), 65,825 votes; Raimonds Rubiks (SC), 67,810 votes; Jānis Tutins (SC), 70,959 votes; and (ZRP), 17,552 votes.

2010[]

Results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 2 October 2010:[16]

Party Votes % Seats
Harmony Centre SC 59,281 46.26% 8
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 20,844 16.26% 3
Unity V 19,231 15.01% 2
For a Good Latvia PL 15,387 12.01% 2
National Alliance NA 3,958 3.09% 1
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 3,661 2.86% 0
Responsibility – Social Democratic Alliance of Political Parties ATBILDĪBA 1,259 0.98% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 983 0.77% 0
Made in Latvia RL 931 0.73% 0
Last Party PP 832 0.65% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 820 0.64% 0
People's Control TK 548 0.43% 0
Daugava – For Latvia ZRP 420 0.33% 0
Valid Votes 128,155 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 1,871 1.44%
Valid Envelopes 130,026 99.86%
Rejected Envelopes 182 0.14%
Total Polled 130,208 54.64%
Registered Electors 238,287

The following candidates were elected:[17] (PL), 16,267 votes; (SC), 62,905 votes; (ZZS), 20,164 votes; Sergejs Fjodorovs (SC), 62,650 votes; (SC), 63,096 votes; Jānis Klaužs (ZZS), 21,835 votes; Inese Laizāne (NA), 4,183 votes; (V), 26,611 votes; Vladimirs Nikonovs (SC), 64,327 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (SC), 71,182 votes; (SC), 62,053 votes; Raimonds Rubiks (SC), 64,539 votes; Kārlis Šadurskis (V), 20,552 votes; (ZZS), 21,733 votes; (PL), 18,177 votes; and Jānis Tutins (SC), 69,362 votes.

2006[]

Results of the 2006 parliamentary election held on 7 October 2006:[18]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Balvi Daugav
-pils
City		 Daugav
-pils		 Krās
-lava		 Ludza Preiļi Rēzek
-ne
City		 Rēzek
-ne
Harmony Centre SC 1,030 11,535 2,141 3,291 2,788 2,071 8,603 5,400 36,859 27.81% 5
People's Party TP 2,774 1,454 1,281 1,313 2,895 5,135 1,811 2,181 18,844 14.22% 3
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 1,224 8,922 3,576 1,132 1,047 955 1,153 824 18,833 14.21% 3
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 2,653 828 1,963 2,379 1,874 2,324 1,540 3,198 16,759 12.65% 2
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 410 4,411 935 1,150 1,520 971 670 680 10,747 8.11% 1
New Era Party JL 1,140 791 953 930 796 2,219 841 1,023 8,693 6.56% 1
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 493 3,071 975 541 469 827 336 529 7,241 5.46% 0
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,794 424 446 325 425 711 637 562 5,324 4.02% 1
Motherland 63 2,385 1,171 276 124 129 137 109 4,394 3.32% 0
New Democrats NJD 151 87 107 215 103 369 100 123 1,255 0.95% 0
All for Latvia! 94 66 113 62 89 201 52 110 787 0.59% 0
Māra's Land 92 143 98 85 96 88 90 85 777 0.59% 0
Pensioners and Seniors Party PSP 78 74 51 98 83 108 90 149 731 0.55% 0
Our Land Party 23 32 52 86 47 40 22 59 361 0.27% 0
Social Fairness Party STP 21 59 19 45 77 25 15 24 285 0.22% 0
Eurosceptics 15 58 33 32 30 36 25 41 270 0.20% 0
Fatherland Union TS 22 20 19 17 11 15 7 16 127 0.10% 0
Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation 11 31 13 18 14 12 13 8 120 0.09% 0
National Power Union NSS 14 15 18 12 12 11 15 20 117 0.09% 0
Valid Votes 12,102 34,406 13,964 12,007 12,500 16,247 16,157 15,141 132,524 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 1,067 0.80%
Valid Envelopes 133,591 99.85%
Rejected Envelopes 200 0.15%
Total Polled 133,791 55.64%
Registered Electors 240,473

The following candidates were elected:[18] Vitālijs Aizbalts (LPP/LC), 20,944 votes; (TB/LNNK), 6,559 votes; Jānis Dukšinskis (LPP/LC), 20,963 votes; Jānis Eglītis (TP), 19,971 votes; Sergejs Fjodorovs (SC), 39,125 votes; Aleksandrs Golubovs (SC), 39,754 votes; Sarmīte Ķikuste (JL), 9,416 votes; Jānis Klaužs (TP), 19,746 votes; Anatolijs Mackevičs (LCC/LP), 20,212 votes; Miroslav Mitrofanov (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 12,881 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (SC), 43,577 votes; Anta Rugāte (TP), 20,101 votes; (ZZS), 19,374 votes; Jānis Tutins (SC), 41,944 votes; (ZZS), 17,519 votes; and Aleksejs Vidavskis (SC), 41,250 votes.

2002[]

Results of the 2002 parliamentary election held on 5 October 2002:[19]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Balvi Daugav
-pils
City		 Daugav
-pils		 Krās
-lava		 Ludza Preiļi Rēzek
-ne
City		 Rēzek
-ne
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 1,927 18,047 4,481 5,591 6,076 3,822 10,412 7,351 57,707 36.79% 9
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 2,385 699 1,721 1,496 1,412 2,100 1,600 3,668 15,081 9.62% 2
New Era Party JL 2,045 1,957 1,822 1,223 1,429 3,203 1,660 1,737 15,076 9.61% 2
Light of Latgale LG 59 9,656 2,752 773 232 818 310 145 14,745 9.40% 0
People's Party TP 2,186 855 1,212 958 1,537 2,867 778 1,182 11,575 7.38% 2
Latvia's First Party LPP 1,440 942 937 889 1,052 1,778 976 1,546 9,560 6.10% 1
Latvian Way LC 1,082 1,008 1,001 716 1,467 1,652 546 891 8,363 5.33% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 750 1,535 533 579 645 1,286 1,085 1,206 7,619 4.86% 0
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,523 550 450 456 642 982 693 611 5,907 3.77% 1
Social Democratic Welfare Party SDLP 65 1,593 512 369 146 223 366 213 3,487 2.22% 0
Social Democratic Union SDS 293 296 203 361 199 396 258 208 2,214 1.41% 0
Russian Party 123 582 237 189 153 156 231 246 1,917 1.22% 0
Political Alliance "Centre" 163 32 30 93 370 157 252 192 1,289 0.82% 0
Freedom Party BP 24 290 165 152 32 31 27 31 752 0.48% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 58 29 39 65 49 55 34 52 381 0.24% 0
Latvians' Party LP 38 41 32 35 31 88 13 45 323 0.21% 0
Māra's Land 54 31 31 37 34 27 35 29 278 0.18% 0
Latvian United Republican Party LARP 4 35 9 61 4 28 41 17 199 0.13% 0
Progressive Centre Party PCP 24 21 24 20 22 31 8 38 188 0.12% 0
Citizens' Union "Our Land" 29 20 29 14 34 14 15 19 174 0.11% 0
Valid Votes 14,272 38,219 16,220 14,077 15,566 19,714 19,340 19,427 156,835 100.00% 17
Rejected Votes 1,209 0.76%
Valid Envelopes 158,044 99.74%
Rejected Envelopes 419 0.26%
Total Polled 158,463 66.65%
Registered Electors 237,766

The following candidates were elected:[19] (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 68,646 votes; (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 66,627 votes; Sergejs Fjodorovs (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 65,853 votes; Aleksandrs Golubovs (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 66,494 votes; Sarmīte Ķikuste (JL), 16,008 votes; Vilis Krištopans (ZZS), 17,819 votes; Anatolijs Mackevičs (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 65,356 votes; (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 66,383 votes; (LPP), 10,781 votes; (JL), 16,049 votes; Ivans Ribakovs (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 67,554 votes; Anta Rugāte (TP), 12,604 votes; (ZZS), 17,676 votes; (TP), 12,262 votes; Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 67,320 votes; (TB/LNNK), 6,881 votes; and Aleksejs Vidavskis (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 66,572 votes.

1998[]

Results of the 1998 parliamentary election held on 3 October 1998:[20]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Balvi Daugav
-pils
City		 Daugav
-pils		 Krās
-lava		 Ludza Preiļi Rēzek
-ne
City		 Rēzek
-ne
National Harmony Party TSP 1,437 19,692 4,349 4,994 5,348 3,485 11,553 7,381 58,239 35.84% 7
Latvian Way LC 4,471 6,895 5,215 3,533 5,210 4,898 2,840 3,916 36,978 22.76% 5
Latvian Social Democratic Alliance LSDA 1,860 1,882 1,153 1,534 1,842 2,592 1,785 2,323 14,971 9.21% 2
People's Party TP 2,151 2,592 1,821 1,207 1,230 2,672 1,151 1,111 13,935 8.58% 2
New Party JP 995 1,640 1,171 1,170 747 1,262 829 969 8,783 5.41% 1
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,077 1,016 846 483 763 1,355 1,050 798 7,388 4.55% 1
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" 589 2,417 596 929 649 1,133 480 349 7,142 4.40% 0
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 678 201 393 674 295 481 179 700 3,601 2.22% 0
Workers' Party–Christian Democratic Union–Latvian Green Party DP–KDS–LZP 450 515 364 337 336 785 210 505 3,502 2.16% 0
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 708 76 256 275 564 640 102 338 2,959 1.82% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 203 211 103 112 71 110 55 66 931 0.57% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 74 50 92 185 115 131 82 195 924 0.57% 0
Popular Movement "Freedom" 103 116 71 71 58 51 47 64 581 0.36% 0
Conservative Party KP 18 233 67 32 46 38 48 36 518 0.32% 0
Social Democratic Women's Organisation SDSO 68 87 51 59 44 55 54 43 461 0.28% 0
Mara's Land MZ 175 27 33 29 28 95 7 20 414 0.25% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 67 19 61 45 52 79 22 37 382 0.24% 0
National Progress Party NPP 54 144 39 52 21 29 9 5 353 0.22% 0
Helsinki-86 55 21 24 19 14 23 9 15 180 0.11% 0
Democrats' Party DP 17 29 23 24 20 13 12 22 160 0.10% 0
Latvian National Reform Party LNRP 7 9 11 5 39 5 2 6 84 0.05% 0
Valid Votes 15,257 37,872 16,739 15,769 17,492 19,932 20,526 18,899 162,486 100.00% 18
Rejected Votes 118 408 130 100 114 143 187 110 1,310 0.80%
Valid Envelopes 15,375 38,280 16,869 15,869 17,606 20,075 20,713 19,009 163,796 99.56%
Rejected Envelopes 718 0.44%
Total Polled 164,514 69.36%
Registered Electors 237,197

The following candidates were elected:[20] (TSP), 71,821 votes; (TSP), 67,174 votes; Aleksandrs Golubovs (TSP), 67,632 votes; (TB/LNNK), 8,211 votes; (LC), 38,994 votes; Jānis Lāčplēsis (LC), 39,090 votes; (TSP), 66,686 votes; Miroslav Mitrofanov (TSP), 69,014 votes; (LC), 40,557 votes; Anta Rugāte (TP), 14,865 votes; (LC), 38,748 votes; (TP), 14,961 votes; (LC), 39,259 votes; (LSDA), 16,670 votes; (JP), 9,193 votes; (TSP), 66,551 votes; Jānis Urbanovičs (TSP), 69,003 votes; and (LSDA), 16,681 votes.

1995[]

Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 30 September and 1 October 1995:[21][22]

Party Votes % Seats
Socialist Party of Latvia LSP 26,414 15.83% 3
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" DPS 25,895 15.52% 3
Latvian Way LC 24,692 14.79% 3
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 19,516 11.69% 2
National Harmony Party TSP 18,193 10.90% 2
Latvian Unity Party LVP 14,417 8.64% 2
Latvian Farmers' Union–Christian Democratic Union-Latgalian Labour Party LZS-KDS-LDP 11,848 7.10% 2
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 5,247 3.14% 1
Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia ПргЛ 4,388 2.63% 0
Latvian National Conservative Party-Latvian Green Party LNNK-LZP 4,281 2.56% 1
Labour and Justice Coalition: LDDP-LSDSP-LACAP LDDP-LSDSP-LACAP 2,868 1.72% 0
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 1,898 1.14% 0
Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party 1,757 1.05% 0
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 1,632 0.98% 0
Political Union of Economists TPA 1,509 0.90% 0
Democrats' Party DP 732 0.44% 0
Latvian Liberal Party LLP 713 0.43% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" – Anti-Communist Union 632 0.38% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 270 0.16% 0
Valid Votes 166,902 100.00% 19

The following candidates were elected:[21] (LC), 24,355 votes; (LSP), 31,635 votes; (LSP), 30,366 votes; (TKL), 20,245 votes; Aleksandrs Golubovs (LSP), 29,827 votes; (TB), 5,668 votes; (DPS), 31,027 votes; (LVP), 16,211 votes; Vilis Krištopans (LC), 24,211 votes; (LZS-KDS-LDP), 12,100 votes; Anta Rugāte (LZS-KDS-LDP), 12,900 votes; (LC), 24,186 votes; (TSP), 19,950 votes; (DPS), 26,401 votes; (TKL), 20,721 votes; (LNNK-LZP), 5,151 votes; (DPS), 26,434 votes; (LVP), 16,036 votes; and Jānis Urbanovičs (TSP), 19,880 votes.

1993[]

Results of the 1993 parliamentary election held on 5 and 6 June 1993:[23][24]

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Balvi Daugav
-pils
City		 Daugav
-pils		 Krās
-lava		 Ludza Preiļi Rēzek
-ne
City		 Rēzek
-ne
Latvian Way LC 8,776 5,179 5,766 5,472 8,199 10,284 5,628 9,121 58,425 27.62% 7
Harmony for Latvia SL 1,883 13,515 4,253 5,317 6,443 3,722 8,456 5,694 49,283 23.30% 5
Equal Rights Р 1,246 12,890 3,029 2,086 3,248 2,429 3,806 5,186 33,920 16.03% 4
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,680 2,594 3,914 3,227 1,683 3,260 1,155 2,605 21,118 9.98% 2
Latvian National Independence Movement LNNK 1,865 1,151 954 804 1,919 2,479 1,069 1,282 11,523 5.45% 1
Christian Democratic Union KDS 1,560 1,903 1,568 1,105 806 1,858 754 1,125 10,679 5.05% 1
Russian National Democratic List 188 1,998 681 552 626 672 496 395 5,608 2.65% 0
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 422 475 461 532 603 519 486 585 4,083 1.93% 0
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 743 963 398 487 319 410 220 268 3,808 1.80% 0
Democratic Center Party of Latvia DCP 401 803 551 241 310 474 333 344 3,457 1.63% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 134 1,124 335 566 69 278 62 65 2,633 1.24% 0
Democratic Labour Party of Latvia LDDP 107 285 142 200 89 130 61 71 1,085 0.51% 0
Anti-Communist Union 96 202 139 113 80 113 53 96 892 0.42% 0
Latvia's Happiness 129 135 90 80 89 141 95 75 834 0.39% 0
Green List 119 146 89 124 62 106 93 78 817 0.39% 0
Republican Platform 186 91 55 202 76 114 28 41 793 0.37% 0
Economic Activity League 82 122 88 74 50 133 36 57 642 0.30% 0
Conservatives and Peasants 60 97 84 66 51 83 20 81 542 0.26% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" 72 101 95 70 39 73 32 43 525 0.25% 0
Latvian Liberal Party LLP 30 84 50 47 46 46 31 36 370 0.17% 0
Independents' Union 29 51 21 102 16 28 15 23 285 0.13% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 15 66 28 36 9 25 15 25 219 0.10% 0
Valid Votes 20,823 43,975 22,791 21,503 24,832 27,377 22,944 27,296 211,541 100.00% 20
Rejected Votes 412 928 499 694 897 1,069 331 614 5,444 2.51%
Valid Envelopes 21,235 44,903 23,290 22,197 25,729 28,446 23,275 27,910 216,985 100.00%

The following candidates were elected:[25][26] (Р), 35,501 votes; (Р), 35,924 votes; Vilnis Edvīns Bresis (SL), 48,559 votes; (LC), 55,284 votes; (Р), 38,078 votes; (SL), 48,865 votes; (SL), 50,876 votes; Jānis Jurkāns (SL), 68,688 votes; (LC), 52,759 votes; (LZS), 20,965 votes; Vilis Krištopans (LC), 52,307 votes; (LNNK); 10,612 votes; (LC), 52,926 votes; (LZS), 22,407 votes; Andris Piebalgs (LC), 52,788 votes; Anta Rugāte (KDS), 11,562 votes; (LC), 52,902 votes; (SL), 51,028 votes; (Р), 36,755 votes; and (LC), 52,784 votes.

1931[]

Results of the 1931 parliamentary election held on 3 and 4 October 1931:[27][28]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Daugav
-pils		 Jaun
-latgale		 Ludza Rēzek
-ne
Christian Peasants and Catholics KZK 24,692 10,252 11,436 21,033 67,413 27.18% 7
Latgallian Farmers Progessive Association LZPA 16,634 8,305 9,573 14,283 48,795 19.68% 5
Russian Old Believers Working People's Voters РС 8,082 184 789 8,666 17,721 7.15% 2
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 5,982 2,366 4,175 3,023 15,546 6.27% 2
Leftist Workers and Farm Labourers KSDZ 6,348 918 2,751 2,599 12,616 5.09% 1
Union of Russian Employees of Latvian Parishes and Districts OPOД 863 5,797 2,063 1,833 10,556 4.26% 1
Orthodox Voters PV 1,564 5,191 2,355 1,056 10,166 4.10% 1
Association of Russian Peasants and Russian Public Workers РКО 340 7,151 507 300 8,298 3.35% 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,342 3,356 673 545 6,916 2.79% 1
Latvian Polish Union Polish-Catholics ZPwŁ 4,455 116 902 1,289 6,762 2.73% 1
Agudas Israel 4,237 457 738 1,217 6,649 2.68% 1
Latgallian Latvian Union and Land Ploughmen LLAZAP 3,483 1,645 315 439 5,882 2.37% 1
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 2,529 2,154 362 373 5,418 2.18% 1
Zionist Party 3,273 192 831 978 5,274 2.13% 0
"Bund" in Latvia 3,276 174 539 1,055 5,044 2.03% 0
Polish-Catholics 3,653 58 134 357 4,202 1.69% 0
Old Believers 1,686 24 339 1,808 3,857 1.56% 0
Progressive Alliance and Democratic Centre 2,105 829 310 542 3,786 1.53% 0
Latgallian Land Ploughmen, Radicals and Soldier Liberators 241 175 359 781 1,556 0.63% 0
Party of Former Money Depositors 1,002 290 42 208 1,542 0.62% 0
Valid Votes 96,787 49,634 39,193 62,385 247,999 100.00% 25
Rejected Votes 2,205 0.88%
Valid Envelopes 250,204 99.78%
Rejected Envelopes 551 0.22%
Total Polled 250,755

1928[]

Results of the 1928 parliamentary election held on 6 and 7 October 1928:[29][30]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Daugav
-pils		 Jaun
-latgale		 Ludza Rēzek
-ne
Christian Peasant and Catholic Party KZKP 17,776 7,329 9,098 13,027 47,230 20.16% 5
PTA 10,538 4,322 5,029 9,560 29,449 12.57% 3
Latgallian Democratic Farmers' Union LDZA 7,855 4,773 3,937 9,337 25,902 11.06% 3
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 9,619 6,511 5,229 3,993 25,352 10.82% 3
United Old Believers AV 7,797 158 688 7,806 16,449 7.02% 2
Union of Russian Employees of Latvian Parishes and Districts OPOД 1,346 7,936 4,006 1,304 14,592 6.23% 2
Latgallian Independent Socialist Party LNSP 6,110 326 788 2,287 9,511 4.06% 1
Latvian Polish-Catholic Union ZPwŁ 6,111 143 868 1,430 8,552 3.65% 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,512 3,971 339 489 7,311 3.12% 1
Latgallian Social Democratic Peasants' and Workers' Party LSDZSP 256 537 3,829 1,705 6,327 2.70% 1
Zionist Party CC 3,448 361 1,024 1,358 6,191 2.64% 1
Latgallian Latvian Association and Land Plowing Party LLAZAP 3,441 1,601 311 500 5,853 2.50% 1
"Bund" in Latvia 3,335 173 625 1,169 5,302 2.26% 1
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 1,560 1,824 258 1,135 4,777 2.04% 0
Orthodox, Old Believers and United Russian Organizations П 1,580 954 1,127 1,032 4,693 2.00% 0
Russian Farmers Union 154 3,436 140 246 3,976 1.70% 0
Agudas Israel 2,529 211 365 667 3,772 1.61% 0
Latgallian Russian Peasants and Stateless Persons 313 91 264 1,400 2,068 0.88% 0
Latgallian Independent Farmers and Workers 181 530 178 1,033 1,922 0.82% 0
Democratic Centre DC 702 248 218 218 1,386 0.59% 0
People's Labour Party 213 630 38 351 1,232 0.53% 0
Radical Democrats 162 73 71 568 874 0.37% 0
All-Latvian National Assembly 239 542 42 31 854 0.36% 0
Jewish Economic Bloc 595 26 32 14 667 0.28% 0
Valid Votes 88,372 46,706 38,504 60,660 234,242 100.00% 25
Rejected Votes 2,897 1.22%
Valid Envelopes 237,139 99.79%
Rejected Envelopes 491 0.21%
Total Polled 237,630

1925[]

Results of the 1925 parliamentary election held on 3 and 4 October 1925:[31][32][33]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Daugav
-pils		 Jaun
-latgale		 Ludza Rēzek
-ne		 County
Comm
-ission		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 16,244 7,064 11,224 8,138 67 42,737 19.89% 5 0 5
Party of Catholics and Christian Peasants KKZP 13,585 5,129 6,453 10,109 33 35,309 16.44% 4 0 4
Latgallian Democratic Party LDP 6,418 2,929 3,463 6,899 13 19,722 9.18% 2 0 2
Old Believers V 6,965 171 772 7,839 14 15,761 7.34% 2 0 2
Latgallian Labour Party–Latgale Union of Smallholders and Stateless Persons LDP-LMBS 2,984 2,689 3,411 6,511 24 15,619 7.27% 2 0 2
Latgallian Farmers Party LZP 6,235 2,089 1,795 2,782 14 12,915 6.01% 2 0 2
Russian Parishes and Public Employees OPOД 1,042 6,474 1,339 625 5 9,485 4.42% 1 0 1
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles ZPwŁ 6,675 177 951 1,076 4 8,883 4.14% 1 0 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,515 5,159 332 494 4 8,504 3.96% 1 0 1
Latgallian Non-Partisan Union LBS 956 463 816 5,008 4 7,247 3.37% 1 0 1
Agudas Israel 3,999 399 583 908 19 5,908 2.75% 1 0 1
Union of Orthodox Voters and Russian Organisations П 1,083 1,575 1,529 444 6 4,637 2.16% 1 0 1
"Bund" in Latvia 2,578 71 496 1,162 3 4,310 2.01% 1 0 1
Zionist Party CC 2,073 110 455 844 3 3,485 1.62% 1 0 1
Latgallian Small Landholders, Landless and Land Ploughmen 1,890 807 145 475 14 3,331 1.55% 0 0 0
Latgallian United Workers, Craftsmen, Small Landholders and Labour Intelligentsia 1,901 50 95 203 1 2,250 1.05% 0 0 0
Democratic Centre DC 1,108 392 166 321 2 1,989 0.93% 0 0 0
National Union NA 1,038 234 222 278 6 1,778 0.83% 0 0 0
Latvian Belarusian Landless Farmers, Workers and Small Peasant Citizens 1,246 9 305 17 4 1,581 0.74% 0 0 0
Social Democrats Mensheviks SDM 298 677 45 95 1 1,116 0.52% 0 0 0
Christian National Union KNS 647 236 35 83 0 1,001 0.47% 0 0 0
National Farmers' Union NZS 745 192 28 24 1 990 0.46% 0 0 0
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 592 196 41 132 0 961 0.45% 0 0 0
Latvian New Farmers-Small Landowners Party LJSP 446 156 124 191 0 917 0.43% 0 0 0
Latgallian Group of Working People 61 169 332 354 0 916 0.43% 0 0 0
Union for Peace, Order and Production MKRA 241 63 117 265 1 687 0.32% 0 0 0
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 401 30 56 102 0 589 0.27% 0 0 0
Histadruth-Hacionith 224 32 237 12 1 506 0.24% 0 0 0
Congress of Destroyed Areas and Agricultural Association 332 38 19 49 1 439 0.20% 0 0 0
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 213 19 34 171 1 438 0.20% 0 0 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 215 38 45 24 1 323 0.15% 0 0 0
Independent Non-Partisan Economic Group of Latgallia 14 11 141 11 1 178 0.08% 0 0 0
Jewish National Democratic Party 108 10 5 38 1 162 0.08% 0 0 0
Union of Latvian Democrats LDS 23 15 43 65 0 146 0.07% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 85,095 37,873 35,854 55,749 249 214,820 100.00% 25 0 25
Rejected Votes
Valid Envelopes
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 110,154 51,639 46,536 76,118 284,447

1922[]

Results of the 1922 parliamentary election held on 7 and 8 October 1922:[34][35]

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Daugav
-pils		 Ludza Rēzek
-ne		 County
Comm
-ission		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latgallian Christian Peasant's Union LKZS 16,652 15,904 14,557 89 47,202 24.29% 6 0 6
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 14,760 13,541 7,375 64 35,740 18.39% 4 0 4
Latgallian Small Landless Farmers–Latgallian Labour Party LMB-LDP 8,223 10,324 9,074 58 27,679 14.24% 4 0 4
United Polish Parties ZPwŁ 7,142 1,049 1,346 4 9,541 4.91% 1 0 1
United List of Russians ОРС 1,533 5,465 2,470 51 9,519 4.90% 2 0 2
Latvian Central Committee of Old Believers LVCK 3,734 402 5,007 9 9,152 4.71% 1 0 1
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,958 4,660 1,040 17 8,675 4.46% 1 0 1
Latgallian Farmers Party LZP 4,166 2,080 2,246 30 8,522 4.39% 1 0 1
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers SDML 3,481 3,949 999 33 8,462 4.35% 1 0 1
Latgallian People's Unions LTA 369 1,306 4,730 17 6,422 3.30% 1 0 1
Agudas Israel 3,536 677 1,452 0 5,665 2.91% 1 0 1
Zionist Party CC 2,147 414 768 0 3,329 1.71% 1 0 1
Non-Partisan National Centre BNC 1,252 1,016 576 9 2,853 1.47% 0 0 0
"Bund" in Latvia 1,569 269 571 0 2,409 1.24% 1 0 1
United Jewish National Bloc EANB 1,105 902 222 1 2,230 1.15% 0 0 0
Latgallian Workers' Union LDA 1,118 239 551 10 1,918 0.99% 0 0 0
Belarusian in Latgallia 673 798 76 1 1,548 0.80% 0 0 0
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 718 421 175 1 1,315 0.68% 0 0 0
Independent Russian Association 631 312 65 2 1,010 0.52% 0 0 0
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 376 137 122 0 635 0.33% 0 0 0
Union of Latgallian Villagers, Landowners and Tenants 86 145 230 6 467 0.24% 0 0 0
Jewish People's Party 15 19 13 0 47 0.02% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 76,244 64,029 53,665 402 194,340 100.00% 25 0 25
Rejected Votes 3,109 1.57%
Valid Envelopes 197,449
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 88,092 91,277 68,377 247,746

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