Semigallia (Saeima constituency)

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Semigallia
Zemgale
Земгале
Constituency
for the Saeima
Outline map
Location of Semigallia within Latvia
Municipality
List
RegionSemigallia
Population275,972 (2021)[1]
Electorate213,068 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1922
Seats
List
  • 14 (2014–present)
  • 15 (1995–2014)
  • 16 (1993–1995)
  • 15 (1931–1934)
  • 16 (1928–1931)
  • 15 (1922–1928)
Deputies[2]
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Semigallia (Latvian: Zemgale; Russian: Земгале) 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 Jēkabpils and Jelgava and municipalities of Aizkraukle, Aknīste, Auce, Bauska, Dobele, Engure, Iecava, Jaunjelgava, Jaunpils, Jēkabpils, Jelgava, Kandava, Koknese, Krustpils, Nereta, Ozolnieki, Pļaviņas, Rundāle, Sala, Skrīveri, Tērvete, Tukums, Vecumnieki and Viesīte in the region of Semigallia. 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 213,068 registered electors.

Electoral system[]

Semigallia 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 261 0.22% 0 11,592 9.99% 2 12,814 11.04% 2 14,660 12.63% 2 9,160 7.89% 1 16,454 14.17% 2 2,273 1.96% 0 16,745 14.42% 2
2014 14,411 11.40% 2 1,410 1.12% 0 35,738 28.27% 4 29,596 23.41% 3 909 0.72% 0 1,912 1.51% 0 24,219 19.16% 3
2011 468 0.36% 0 22,948 17.43% 3 21,083 16.01% 3 26,590 20.19% 3 2,458 1.87% 0 951 0.72% 0 20,660 15.69% 2
2010 936 0.69% 0 20,648 15.16% 2 38,116 27.99% 5 47,789 35.09% 6 1,767 1.30% 0 8,879 6.52% 1 12,455 9.15% 1
2006 4,077 3.14% 0 6,909 5.31% 1 31,443 24.18% 4 22,821 17.55% 3 10,430 8.02% 1 5,192 3.99% 1 29,759 22.89% 4 9,012 6.93% 1
2002 6,646 4.51% 0 17,275 11.72% 2 37,697 25.56% 4 7,731 5.24% 0 13,407 9.09% 2 29,754 20.18% 4 8,333 5.65% 1
1998 23,920 16.69% 3 7,111 4.96% 1 4,691 3.27% 0 25,843 18.03% 3 34,254 23.90% 4 19,759 13.79% 2
1995 7,011 4.87% 0 3,541 2.46% 0 2,249 1.56% 0 19,371 13.47% 3 15,031 10.45% 2
1993 14,109 8.07% 1 25,976 14.86% 3 54,641 31.27% 5 3,322 1.90% 0 7,408 4.24% 1
1931 26,991 18.97% 3 27,275 19.17% 3
1928 37,967 27.48% 4 32,917 23.82% 4
1925 38,529 30.60% 5 29,755 23.63% 4
1922 38,230 31.51% 32,834 27.06%

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
Who Owns the State? KPV LV 21,934 18.89% 3
National Alliance NA 16,745 14.42% 2
New Conservative Party JKP 16,454 14.17% 2
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 14,660 12.63% 2
Development/For! AP 12,814 11.04% 2
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 11,592 9.99% 2
New Unity JV 9,160 7.89% 1
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 4,984 4.29% 0
The Progressives PRO 2,368 2.04% 0
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 2,273 1.96% 0
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 1,161 1.00% 0
Latvian Nationalists LN 880 0.76% 0
For an Alternative PA 473 0.41% 0
SKG Alliance SKG 261 0.22% 0
Action Party RP 170 0.15% 0
Latvian Centrist Party LCP 156 0.13% 0
Valid Votes 116,085 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 810 0.69%
Valid Envelopes 116,895 99.88%
Rejected Envelopes 136 0.12%
Total Polled 117,031 54.93%
Registered Electors 213,068

The following candidates were elected:[11] Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 15,226 votes; (AP), 13,289 votes; (JKP), 19,298 votes; (KPV LV), 25,629 votes; Ralfs Nemiro (KPV LV), 25,095 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (SDPS), 13,120 votes; Artūrs Toms Plešs (AP), 13,448 votes; Jānis Reirs (JV), 10,668 votes; (JKP), 17,530 votes; (NA), 18,475 votes; Edvīns Šnore (NA), 19,793 votes; (ZZS), 15,730 votes; Jānis Vitenbergs (KPV LV), 24,116 votes; and Ivars Zariņš (SDPS), 13,656 votes.

2014[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 35,738 28.27% 4
Unity V 29,596 23.41% 3
National Alliance NA 24,219 19.16% 3
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 14,411 11.40% 2
For Latvia from the Heart NSL 9,306 7.36% 1
Latvian Association of Regions LRA 6,775 5.36% 1
Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 1,912 1.51% 0
United for Latvia VL 1,519 1.20% 0
For Latvia's Development LA 1,410 1.12% 0
New Conservative Party JKP 909 0.72% 0
Izaugsme 229 0.18% 0
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 207 0.16% 0
Sovereignty 169 0.13% 0
Valid Votes 126,400 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 983 0.77%
Valid Envelopes 127,383 99.93%
Rejected Envelopes 93 0.07%
Total Polled 127,476 56.49%
Registered Electors 225,675

The following candidates were elected:[13] Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 39,062 votes; Raimonds Bergmanis (ZZS),39,230 votes; (ZZS), 37,250 votes; (ZZS), 41,125 votes; (NA), 26,144 votes; (V), 32,776 votes; (LRA), 7,358 votes; (NSL), 9,900 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (SDPS), 17,114 votes; (NA), 26,498 votes; Jānis Reirs (V), 32,073 votes; Edvīns Šnore (NA), 29,789 votes; (V), 31,592 votes; and (SDPS), 15,875 votes.

2011[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
Zatlers' Reform Party ZRP 34,292 26.04% 4
Unity V 26,590 20.19% 3
Harmony Centre SC 22,948 17.43% 3
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 21,083 16.01% 3
National Alliance NA 20,660 15.69% 2
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 2,458 1.87% 0
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 951 0.72% 0
Last Party PP 565 0.43% 0
Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 505 0.38% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 468 0.36% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 411 0.31% 0
People's Control TK 406 0.31% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 348 0.26% 0
Valid Votes 131,685 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 1,470 1.10%
Valid Envelopes 133,155 99.87%
Rejected Envelopes 170 0.13%
Total Polled 133,325 57.36%
Registered Electors 232,418

The following candidates were elected:[15] Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 22,132 votes; (ZZS), 22,591 votes; (ZZS), 23,271 votes; (V), 30,472 votes; (ZRP), 39,133 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (SC), 27,061 votes; (ZRP), 38,739 votes; (NA), 24,793 votes; (NA), 22,450 votes; Jānis Reirs (V), 27,469 votes; (SC), 24,966 votes; (ZRP), 36,430 votes; (ZRP), 36,490 votes; (V), 29,294 votes; and Ivars Zariņš (SC), 25,507 votes.

2010[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
Unity V 47,789 35.09% 6
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 38,116 27.99% 5
Harmony Centre SC 20,648 15.16% 2
National Alliance NA 12,455 9.15% 1
For a Good Latvia PL 8,879 6.52% 1
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 1,767 1.30% 0
Made in Latvia RL 1,743 1.28% 0
Last Party PP 1,316 0.97% 0
For a Presidential Republic PPR 1,135 0.83% 0
Responsibility – Social Democratic Alliance of Political Parties ATBILDĪBA 936 0.69% 0
People's Control TK 709 0.52% 0
Christian Democratic Union KDS 459 0.34% 0
Daugava – For Latvia ZRP 223 0.16% 0
Valid Votes 136,175 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 3,447 2.47%
Valid Envelopes 139,622 99.90%
Rejected Envelopes 139 0.10%
Total Polled 139,761 60.21%
Registered Electors 232,137

The following candidates were elected:[17] Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 39,357 votes; (ZZS), 39,709 votes; (ZZS), 42,495 votes; (ZZS), 37,625 votes; Sarmīte Ēlerte (V), 53,607 votes; (SC), 22,433 votes; Artis Kampars (V), 54,134 votes; (V), 54,758 votes; (V), 49,412 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (SC), 25,287 votes; (NA), 15,541 votes; Dace Reinika (ZZS), 38,552 votes; Andris Šķēle (PL), 11,643 votes; Aigars Štokenbergs (V), 53,976 votes; and (V), 52,768 votes.

2006[]

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

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizkr
-aukle		 Bauska Dobele Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava
City		 Jel
-gava		 Tukums
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 3,572 5,220 4,150 3,827 4,362 3,013 7,299 31,443 24.18% 4
People's Party TP 4,613 5,112 3,358 4,474 4,417 2,544 5,241 29,759 22.89% 4
New Era Party JL 2,954 3,674 2,268 3,485 3,895 2,134 4,411 22,821 17.55% 3
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 1,178 1,273 952 2,238 2,061 972 1,756 10,430 8.02% 1
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,199 1,593 889 1,240 1,749 685 1,657 9,012 6.93% 1
Harmony Centre SC 612 618 333 2,022 2,322 501 501 6,909 5.31% 1
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 590 336 292 956 2,283 459 276 5,192 3.99% 1
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 629 565 409 692 826 333 623 4,077 3.14% 0
All for Latvia! 314 424 297 429 399 309 460 2,632 2.02% 0
Motherland 104 248 100 115 1,044 322 110 2,043 1.57% 0
New Democrats NJD 281 267 279 227 354 237 361 2,006 1.54% 0
Pensioners and Seniors Party PSP 240 179 99 174 167 105 211 1,175 0.90% 0
Māra's Land 104 104 81 125 135 64 108 721 0.55% 0
Eurosceptics 78 114 84 74 124 40 111 625 0.48% 0
Our Land Party 52 37 36 84 56 45 64 374 0.29% 0
Social Fairness Party STP 36 30 82 49 30 15 33 275 0.21% 0
Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation 18 14 20 29 24 17 85 207 0.16% 0
Fatherland Union TS 29 20 20 21 33 9 30 162 0.12% 0
National Power Union NSS 21 24 20 24 26 14 26 155 0.12% 0
Valid Votes 16,624 19,852 13,769 20,285 24,307 11,818 23,363 130,018 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 889 0.68%
Valid Envelopes 130,907 99.88%
Rejected Envelopes 153 0.12%
Total Polled 131,060 57.74%
Registered Electors 226,977

The following candidates were elected:[18] Dzintars Ābiķis (TP), 31,259 votes; (ZZS), 33,499 votes; Valery Bukhvalov (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 6,005 votes; Artis Kampars (JL), 23,738 votes; Leons Līdums (TP), 30,056 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (SC), 8,575 votes; Karina Pētersone (LPP/LC), 10,934 votes; Jānis Reirs (JL), 23,410 votes; (ZZS), 33,068 votes; Viktors Ščerbatihs (ZZS), 33,341 votes; Atis Slakteris (TP), 32,451 votes; Dagnija Staķe (ZZS), 34,840 votes; (TB/LNNK), 9,768 votes; (TP), 29,745 votes; and (JL), 23,870 votes.

2002[]

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

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizkr
-aukle		 Bauska Dobele Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava
City		 Jel
-gava		 Tukums
New Era Party JL 4,393 6,052 3,883 5,467 6,369 3,401 8,132 37,697 25.56% 4
People's Party TP 3,916 5,574 3,950 4,433 4,176 2,418 5,287 29,754 20.18% 4
Latvia's First Party LPP 2,493 2,862 1,970 2,404 3,134 1,592 3,064 17,519 11.88% 2
Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 2,856 2,609 2,123 2,662 1,936 1,651 3,438 17,275 11.72% 2
For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 1,272 983 727 3,592 4,653 1,161 1,019 13,407 9.09% 2
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 1,047 1,477 872 1,233 1,442 727 1,535 8,333 5.65% 1
Latvian Way LC 1,140 994 895 1,175 1,068 695 1,764 7,731 5.24% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 1,013 777 853 1,006 1,172 653 1,172 6,646 4.51% 0
Social Democratic Union SDS 403 429 294 501 469 399 426 2,921 1.98% 0
Social Democratic Welfare Party SDLP 131 278 145 265 636 278 141 1,874 1.27% 0
Political Alliance "Centre" 171 171 211 220 225 93 293 1,384 0.94% 0
Russian Party 74 52 44 217 148 56 59 650 0.44% 0
Latvians' Party LP 72 84 69 93 82 49 97 546 0.37% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 118 62 59 114 58 45 59 515 0.35% 0
Light of Latgale LG 45 22 25 90 95 21 20 318 0.22% 0
Freedom Party BP 33 26 24 44 29 36 39 231 0.16% 0
Citizens' Union "Our Land" 50 28 29 36 32 15 33 223 0.15% 0
Māra's Land 28 25 23 40 37 17 39 209 0.14% 0
Progressive Centre Party PCP 26 32 6 22 17 8 20 131 0.09% 0
Latvian United Republican Party LARP 17 15 15 14 15 7 12 95 0.06% 0
Valid Votes 19,298 22,552 16,217 23,628 25,793 13,322 26,649 147,459 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 768 0.52%
Valid Envelopes 148,227 99.77%
Rejected Envelopes 343 0.23%
Total Polled 148,570 69.67%
Registered Electors 213,251

The following candidates were elected:[19] (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 15,093 votes; (ZZS), 18,568 votes; (ZZS), 19,225 votes; (TP), 30,278 votes; Artis Kampars (JL), 39,231 votes; Vineta Muižniece (JL), 38,964 votes; Vitālijs Orlovs (ЗаПЧЕЛ), 15,264 votes; (LPP), 18,504 votes; (TP), 29,759 votes; Jānis Reirs (JL), 39,144 votes; Anna Seile (TB/LNNK), 9,572 votes; (LPP), 18,835 votes; (JL), 39,005 votes; (TP), 30,199 votes; and (TP), 30,240 votes.

1998[]

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

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizkr
-aukle		 Bauska Dobele Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava
City		 Jel
-gava		 Tukums
People's Party TP 4,444 5,955 4,343 5,270 5,137 2,799 6,306 34,254 23.90% 4
Latvian Way LC 4,056 4,008 3,000 4,124 3,262 2,609 4,784 25,843 18.03% 3
Latvian Social Democratic Alliance LSDA 3,182 3,767 2,907 3,675 3,881 2,287 4,221 23,920 16.69% 3
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK TB/LNNK 2,383 3,133 2,077 2,668 3,498 1,546 4,454 19,759 13.79% 2
New Party JP 1,729 2,010 1,550 1,996 2,262 1,188 2,256 12,991 9.06% 2
National Harmony Party TSP 670 391 357 2,542 2,120 595 436 7,111 4.96% 1
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 672 435 407 937 1,666 558 674 5,349 3.73% 0
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 533 777 671 756 593 599 762 4,691 3.27% 0
Workers' Party–Christian Democratic Union–Latvian Green Party DP–KDS–LZP 447 558 310 594 439 253 645 3,246 2.26% 0
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" 204 272 124 557 172 83 209 1,621 1.13% 0
Latvian Revival Party LAP 92 135 79 110 100 57 123 696 0.49% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 87 145 87 95 93 42 98 647 0.45% 0
National Progress Party NPP 18 118 31 30 250 77 101 625 0.44% 0
Social Democratic Women's Organisation SDSO 86 73 67 89 76 42 112 545 0.38% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 129 57 36 100 42 22 75 461 0.32% 0
Popular Movement "Freedom" 52 64 88 71 43 38 73 429 0.30% 0
Māra's Land MZ 37 86 51 39 30 37 51 331 0.23% 0
Helsinki-86 35 38 31 41 35 34 116 330 0.23% 0
Conservative Party KP 51 28 25 52 40 30 54 280 0.20% 0
Democrats' Party DP 18 17 18 32 17 14 19 135 0.09% 0
Latvian National Reform Party LNRP 8 8 2 12 4 4 20 58 0.04% 0
Valid Votes 18,933 22,075 16,261 23,790 23,760 12,914 25,589 143,322 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 102 123 77 177 112 71 101 763 0.53%
Valid Envelopes 19,035 22,198 16,338 23,967 23,872 12,985 25,690 144,085 99.71%
Rejected Envelopes 426 0.29%
Total Polled 144,511 71.88%
Registered Electors 201,054

The following candidates were elected:[20] (LC), 26,420 votes; (LSDA), 25,459 votes; (JP), 13,719 votes; (TP), 35,164 votes; (LC), 26,682 votes; Aigars Kalvītis (TP), 35,092 votes; Kārlis Leiškalns (LC), 26,987 votes; (LSDA), 25,536 votes; (TB/LNNK), 21,203 votes; (TSP), 8,061 votes; (TP), 35,077 votes; (LSDA), 25,526 votes; Atis Slakteris (TP), 36,714 votes; (JP), 13,809 votes; and (TB/LNNK), 20,972 votes.

1995[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
People's Movement for Latvia TKL 33,497 23.29% 4
Democratic Party "Saimnieks" DPS 23,033 16.01% 3
Latvian Way LC 19,371 13.47% 3
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 15,031 10.45% 2
Latvian Unity Party LVP 11,070 7.70% 1
Latvian Farmers' Union-Christian Democratic Union-Latgalian Labour Party LZS-KDS-LDP 9,501 6.61% 1
Latvian National Conservative Party-Latvian Green Party LNNK-LZP 8,016 5.57% 1
Labour and Justice Coalition: LDDP-LSDSP-LACAP LDDP-LSDSP-LACAP 7,011 4.87% 0
National Harmony Party TSP 3,541 2.46% 0
Socialist Party of Latvia LSP 3,362 2.34% 0
Political Union of Economists TPA 2,320 1.61% 0
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,249 1.56% 0
Political Association of the Underprivileged and Latvian Independence Party 1,564 1.09% 0
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 1,413 0.98% 0
Party of Russian Citizens in Latvia ПргЛ 1,024 0.71% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" – Anti-Communist Union 962 0.67% 0
Democrats' Party DP 413 0.29% 0
Latvian Liberal Party LLP 295 0.21% 0
Latvian National Democratic Party LNDP 163 0.11% 0
Valid Votes 143,836 100.00% 15

The following candidates were elected:[21] (LC), 18,715 votes; (TB), 15,417 votes; (LC), 18,637 votes; (DPS), 23,605 votes; (TKL), 35,943 votes; (DPS), 23,631 votes; (LZS-KDS-LDP), 11,957 votes; (TKL), 36,001 votes; (LNNK-LZP), 8,508 votes; (TKL), 36,087 votes; (TKL), 36,178 votes; (TB), 15,688 votes; (DPS), 23,405 votes; (LVP), 12,642 votes; and (LC), 18,593 votes.

1993[]

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

Party Votes per district Total
Votes		 % Seats
Aizkr
-aukle		 Bauska Dobele Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava
City		 Jel
-gava		 Tukums
Latvian Way LC 8,542 8,344 6,514 9,399 6,481 5,157 10,204 54,641 31.27% 5
Latvian National Independence Movement LNNK 3,746 4,094 3,641 2,912 11,914 4,751 6,483 37,541 21.48% 4
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 2,868 4,096 2,534 5,978 2,255 2,320 5,925 25,976 14.86% 3
Harmony for Latvia SL 2,281 2,458 1,885 2,319 2,393 1,237 1,536 14,109 8.07% 1
Christian Democratic Union KDS 1,527 1,265 789 1,190 1,392 632 1,416 8,211 4.70% 1
Democratic Center Party of Latvia DCP 1,094 1,504 1,018 1,020 1,413 877 1,228 8,154 4.67% 1
For Fatherland and Freedom TB 922 984 905 1,733 1,203 464 1,197 7,408 4.24% 1
Popular Front of Latvia LTF 692 530 526 1,043 533 375 888 4,587 2.62% 0
Equal Rights Р 229 118 109 1,879 486 342 159 3,322 1.90% 0
Green List 264 319 233 255 352 176 457 2,056 1.18% 0
Latvia's Happiness 264 249 228 304 249 163 273 1,730 0.99% 0
Democratic Labour Party of Latvia LDDP 198 215 176 327 298 150 321 1,685 0.96% 0
Russian National Democratic List 171 82 63 404 410 204 102 1,436 0.82% 0
Citizens Union "Our Land" 166 222 114 205 158 98 185 1,148 0.66% 0
Republican Platform 171 212 123 121 123 146 118 1,014 0.58% 0
Anti-Communist Union 99 154 85 221 114 62 156 891 0.51% 0
Independents' Union 45 34 89 49 71 36 71 395 0.23% 0
Latvian Liberal Party LLP 38 54 35 73 35 30 38 303 0.17% 0
Latvian Unity Party LVP 27 12 15 38 15 15 19 141 0.08% 0
Valid Votes 23,344 24,946 19,082 29,470 29,895 17,235 30,776 174,748 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 198 231 77 406 400 241 267 1,820 1.03%
Valid Envelopes 23,542 25,177 19,159 29,876 30,295 17,476 31,043 176,568 100.00%

The following candidates were elected:[25][26] Gundars Bērziņš (LZS), 26,473 votes; (KDS), 8,490 vtes; Aivars Endziņš (LC), 52,312 votes; Māris Gailis (LC), 51,294 votes; (DCP), 8,765 votes; (LZS), 26,860 votes; (LC), 51,253 votes; (LNNK), 36,871 votes; (LNNK), 37,518 votes; (TB), 7,957 votes; (LC), 50,704 votes; Joachim Siegerist (LNNK), 44,128 votes; (LC), 52,785 votes; (LNNK), 50,011 votes; (LZS), 26,102 votes; and (SL), 14,388 votes.

1931[]

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

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Bauska Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 4,801 2,424 4,742 11,161 4,147 27,275 19.17% 3
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 4,141 2,065 4,468 12,291 4,026 26,991 18.97% 3
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 2,499 2,484 2,585 3,097 3,816 14,481 10.18% 2
Democratic Centre DC 1,306 623 1,480 4,223 1,639 9,271 6.52% 1
Leftist Workers and Farm Labourers KSDZ 600 1,254 1,317 3,887 804 7,862 5.53% 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 256 493 170 3,351 1,851 6,121 4.30% 1
Christian Peasants and Catholics KZK 1,760 2,488 210 1,227 176 5,861 4.12% 1
New Farmers' Association JZA 1,357 612 1,865 678 506 5,018 3.53% 1
Latvian Polish Union Polish-Catholics ZPwŁ 13 4,541 66 211 18 4,849 3.41% 1
Party of Former Money Depositors ANNTT 960 507 1,169 1,256 643 4,535 3.19% 1
Christian Union and Workers KAS 853 263 453 2,105 779 4,453 3.13% 0
Progressive Association PA 482 213 681 2,252 729 4,357 3.06% 0
United List of Semigallia Jews 578 615 604 1,552 351 3,700 2.60% 0
Orthodox, Old Believers and United Russian Organizations П 19 2,782 305 447 64 3,617 2.54% 0
Progressive Peasants and New Peasants of Semigallia 32 1,693 113 1,130 141 3,109 2.19% 0
Lithuanian Catholics and Belarusians 31 1,115 128 1,825 6 3,105 2.18% 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 320 74 627 1,170 245 2,436 1.71% 0
Women's Organisations 223 67 231 972 383 1,876 1.32% 0
National Union NA 110 52 153 592 384 1,291 0.91% 0
Russian Old Believers Working People's Voters РС 84 229 98 186 18 615 0.43% 0
Latvian Social Democratic Opposition Workers 36 2 35 419 26 518 0.36% 0
Workers and Poor Peasants SNZ 76 127 78 127 57 465 0.33% 0
Unsatisfied New Farmers, Small Landholders and Fishermen 76 41 60 203 64 444 0.31% 0
Valid Votes 20,613 24,764 21,638 54,362 20,873 142,250 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 1,108 0.77%
Valid Envelopes 143,358 99.96%
Rejected Envelopes 64 0.04%
Total Polled 143,422

1928[]

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

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Bauska Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava		 County
Comm
-ission
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 5,707 3,489 6,302 16,643 5,767 59 37,967 27.48% 4
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 6,506 2,628 6,270 12,351 5,142 20 32,917 23.82% 4
Latvian New Farmers and Small Landowners Party LJSP 1,209 2,052 1,776 1,522 1,807 22 8,388 6.07% 1
Leftist Workers and Farm Labourers KSDZ 1,052 1,320 2,359 2,623 904 6 8,264 5.98% 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 272 497 199 3,141 1,076 6 5,191 3.76% 1
Latvian Polish-Catholic Union ZPwŁ 13 4,457 59 222 23 54 4,828 3.49% 1
Christian Union and Workers Party KASP 460 109 795 2,467 959 3 4,793 3.47% 1
Christian Peasant and Catholic Party KZKP 1,528 2,499 141 400 110 27 4,705 3.40% 1
Orthodox, Old Believers and United Russian Organizations П 86 2,729 299 520 61 48 3,743 2.71% 1
Union of Social Democrats and Farmers 1,034 591 647 870 477 12 3,631 2.63% 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 225 106 241 1,502 430 3 2,507 1.81% 0
National Union NA 291 138 653 818 539 2 2,441 1.77% 0
Party of Former Money Depositors and Other Victims 664 154 710 599 286 3 2,416 1.75% 0
United Lithuanians and Catholics 46 811 82 1,298 9 22 2,268 1.64% 0
Democratic Centre DC 280 183 257 1,041 348 8 2,117 1.53% 0
All-Latvian National Assembly 737 512 241 285 310 6 2,091 1.51% 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 200 244 378 977 256 3 2,058 1.49% 0
Union for Peace, Order and Production MKRA 205 94 424 849 210 3 1,785 1.29% 0
Economic Centre, Soldiers, Merchants. Industrialists and Craftsmen 135 23 86 834 86 0 1,164 0.84% 0
Latvian Women's Union 116 57 136 717 132 2 1,160 0.84% 0
Latgallian Independent Socialist Party LNSP 110 154 164 564 92 0 1,084 0.78% 0
Radical Democrats 89 146 153 389 92 0 869 0.63% 0
United Farmers 113 33 260 292 34 0 732 0.53% 0
Agudas Israel 72 307 126 8 9 4 526 0.38% 0
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 94 82 66 22 24 2 290 0.21% 0
People's Rights and Health Defenders 131 8 24 67 22 0 252 0.18% 0
Valid Votes 21,375 23,423 22,848 51,021 19,205 315 138,187 100.00% 16
Rejected Votes 874 0.63%
Valid Envelopes 139,061 99.94%
Rejected Envelopes 77 0.06%
Total Polled 139,138

1925[]

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

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Bauska Jēkab
-pils		 Jel
-gava		 County
Comm
-ission		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 5,578 2,928 7,250 17,141 5,622 10 38,529 30.60% 5 0 5
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 5,946 3,369 5,328 10,160 4,950 2 29,755 23.63% 4 0 4
Social Democrats Mensheviks SDM 2,474 2,252 1,246 2,329 967 5 9,273 7.37% 1 0 1
Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles PKLPS 11 5,884 62 90 9 0 6,056 4.81% 1 0 1
Democratic Centre DC 631 340 538 2,488 640 4 4,641 3.69% 1 0 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 513 251 462 2,120 929 5 4,280 3.40% 1 0 1
Party of Catholics and Christian Peasants KKZP 1,205 2,238 127 350 51 0 3,971 3.15% 1 0 1
Latvian New Farmers-Small Landowners Party LJSP 419 397 988 1,045 1,031 0 3,880 3.08% 1 0 1
Christian National Union KNS 409 63 273 1,994 608 2 3,349 2.66% 0 0 0
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 280 101 137 2,206 610 0 3,334 2.65% 0 0 0
Congress of Destroyed Areas and Agricultural Association 364 581 1,174 857 180 1 3,157 2.51% 0 0 0
Old Believers V 11 2,294 213 186 7 0 2,711 2.15% 0 0 0
National Union NA 269 209 518 1,077 499 5 2,577 2.05% 0 0 0
Zionist Organisation Mizrachi 429 288 301 873 309 0 2,200 1.75% 0 0 0
Union for Peace, Order and Production MKRA 116 36 283 991 360 0 1,786 1.42% 0 0 0
National Farmers' Union NZS 364 54 265 415 331 0 1,429 1.14% 0 0 0
Union of Orthodox Voters and Russian Organisations П 12 566 90 202 28 0 898 0.71% 0 0 0
Latvian Labour Union LDS 124 39 166 381 159 0 869 0.69% 0 0 0
Combined Workers, Disabled People and Workers 109 20 95 488 65 0 777 0.62% 0 0 0
Zionist Party 36 172 79 114 129 0 530 0.42% 0 0 0
Economically Active Citizens 56 39 102 207 64 0 468 0.37% 0 0 0
Union of Latvian Democrats LDS 28 33 66 199 67 1 394 0.31% 0 0 0
Latvian Belarusian Landless Farmers, Workers and Small Peasant Citizens 14 260 13 39 3 0 329 0.26% 0 0 0
Jewish National Democratic Party 26 85 65 75 37 0 288 0.23% 0 0 0
Latgallian Farmers Party LZP 4 115 13 26 16 0 174 0.14% 0 0 0
Latgallian Labour Party–Latgale Union of Smallholders and Stateless Persons LDP-LMBS 15 43 24 30 18 0 130 0.10% 0 0 0
Russian Parishes and Public Employees 5 59 6 36 7 0 113 0.09% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 19,448 22,716 19,884 46,119 17,696 35 125,898 100.00% 15 0 15
Rejected Votes
Valid Envelopes
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 28,965 28,401 28,793 61,127 26,656 173,942

1922[]

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

Party Votes per County Total
Votes		 % Seats
Bauska Jel
-gava		 Con. Com. Tot.
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 6,480 3,704 9,608 12,114 6,324 38,230 31.51% 5
Latvian Farmers' Union LZS 6,878 3,703 6,858 9,852 5,543 32,834 27.06% 4
Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers SDML 2,699 3,284 2,313 3,112 1,678 13,086 10.79% 2
Democratic Centre DC 997 428 996 3,322 1,327 7,070 5.83% 1
List of Lithuanians and Catholics LK 837 5,412 282 346 50 6,927 5.71% 1
Christian National Union KNS 825 184 498 2,905 1,625 6,037 4.98% 1
German-Baltic Party in Latvia DbPL 328 146 213 2,444 676 3,807 3.14% 1
Non-Partisan National Centre BNC 553 392 624 1,335 645 3,549 2.93% 1
Latvian New Farmers' Union LJS 403 127 510 1,440 963 3,443 2.84% 0 0 0
Latvian Central Committee of Old Believers LVCK 6 1,894 235 114 9 2,258 1.86% 0 0 0
United Jewish National Bloc EANB 279 59 381 786 391 1,896 1.56% 0 0 0
Land Workers' Association 93 73 118 425 126 835 0.69% 0 0 0
Agudas Israel 151 456 89 62 25 783 0.65% 0 0 0
Latvian Fishermen's Union and Group of Sailors 17 8 9 137 125 296 0.24% 0 0 0
Zionist Party CC 86 37 15 42 92 272 0.22% 0 0 0
Valid Votes 20,632 19,907 22,749 38,436 19,599 121,323 100.00% 15 1 16
Rejected Votes 1,153 0.94%
Valid Envelopes 122,476
Rejected Envelopes
Total Polled
Registered Electors 26,129 22,622 28,253 45,031 24,660 146,695

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