Election Name: | 2013 Riga City Council election |
Country: | Riga |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Election Date: | 1 June 2013 |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Riga City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Turnout: | 229,910 (55.55%) |
Leader1: | Nils Ušakovs |
Party1: | Harmony / Honor to serve Riga |
Leader Since1: | 27 November 2005 |
Last Election1: | 26 seats, 34,29% |
Seats1: | 39 |
Seat Change1: | 13 |
Popular Vote1: | 134,117 |
Percentage1: | 58,54% |
Swing1: | 24.25 pp |
Map Size: | 400px |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Nils Ušakovs |
Before Party: | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" |
After Election: | Nils Ušakovs |
After Party: | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" |
Registered: | 413,893 |
Leader2: | Baiba Broka |
Party2: | National Alliance (Latvia) |
Last Election2: | 0 seats, 5.17% |
Seats2: | 12 |
Seat Change2: | 12 |
Popular Vote2: | 40,920 |
Percentage2: | 17,86% |
Swing2: | 12.69 pp |
Leader3: | Sarmīte Ēlerte |
Party3: | Unity (Latvian political party) |
Last Election3: | 22 seats, 33.81% |
Seats3: | 9 |
Seat Change3: | 13 |
Popular Vote3: | 32,367 |
Percentage3: | 14,13% |
Swing3: | 19.68 pp |
Color1: | ed1b24 |
The 2013 Riga City Council election was held on June 1, 2013, to elect Riga City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the Riga, as part of municipal elections across the country. At stake were all 60 seats in the City Council.
After 2009 elections Harmony created coalition with Christian-Democratic LPP/LC and Nils Ušakovs became Mayor of Riga. Ušakovs' popularity among Rigans had grown steadily, and 73% of the city's residents approved of Ušakovs' performance in December 2010.[1] In 2011, LPP/LC party was dissolved[2] and Harmony started ruling alone. In late 2012 Harmony united with political party Honor to serve Riga to participate in 2013 elections
As a result of the election, Harmony and Honor to Serve Riga union received 39 of 60 seats[3] and in June Nils Ušakovs was re-elected as mayor of Riga.[4]