Election Name: | 2009 European Parliament election in Latvia |
Country: | Latvia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2004 European Parliament election in Latvia |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2014 European Parliament election in Latvia |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Seats For Election: | 8 seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 6 June 2009 |
An election of the delegation from Latvia to the European Parliament was held on 6 June 2009. Seventeen lists containing a total of 185 candidates were registered for the election.
The election was conducted according to the party-list proportional representation system, with at least 5% of votes necessary to gain seats in the parliament. Voters were given 17 ballot papers, one for each party and had the opportunity to approve of candidates on their chosen list by adding a plus or disapprove by crossing out candidates.
gives list of registered parties & associations and explains the difference.