2024 European Parliament election in Latvia explained

Election Name:2024 European Parliament election in Latvia
Country:Latvia
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 European Parliament election in Latvia
Previous Year:2019
Election Date:8 June 2024
Next Election:2029 European Parliament election in Latvia
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:9 Latvian seats to the European Parliament
Previous Mps:List of members of the European Parliament for Latvia, 2019–2024
Party1:New Unity
Alliance1:European People's Party Group
Last Election1:26.40%, 2 seats
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:130,563
Percentage1:25.37%
Swing1:1.03pp
Party2:National Alliance (Latvia)
Alliance2:European Conservatives and Reformists
Last Election2:16.49%, 2 seats
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:114,858
Percentage2:22.32%
Swing2:5.83pp
Party3:LA
Alliance3:Renew Europe
Last Election3:12.49%, 1 seat
Seats3:1
Popular Vote3:48,696
Percentage3:9.46%
Swing3:4.03pp
Party4:United List (Latvia)
Alliance4:European Conservatives and Reformists
Last Election4:5.01%, 0 seats
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:New
Popular Vote4:42,551
Percentage4:8.27%
Swing4:New
Party5:The Progressives (Latvia)
Alliance5:Greens–European Free Alliance
Last Election5:2.91%, 0 seats
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:38,752
Percentage5:7.53%
Swing5:4.62pp
Party6:Social Democratic Party "Harmony"
Alliance6:Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Last Election6:17.56%, 2 seats
Seats6:1
Seat Change6:1
Popular Vote6:37,096
Percentage6:7.21%
Swing6:10.35pp
Party7:Latvia First
Alliance7:Patriots for Europe
Last Election7:New
Seats7:1
Seat Change7:New
Popular Vote7:32,034
Percentage7:6.23%
Swing7:New

The 2024 European Parliament election in Latvia was held on 8 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This was the fifth European Parliament election held in Latvia, and the first to take place after Brexit.

Electoral system

Compared to the last election, Latvia was entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.[2] The 9 members are elected through open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through Sainte-Laguë method and a 5% electoral threshold.[3]

Both Latvian and EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Latvia. No registration is needed for Latvian citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Latvia are required to register with the Central Electoral Commission. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.[4]

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Latvian seats at the European Parliament as of 31 May 2024.

EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPs
European People's PartyUnity2
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsSocial Democratic Party "Harmony"1
Honor to serve Riga1
Renew EuropeFor Latvia's Development1
European Conservatives and ReformistsNational Alliance2
Non-InscritsLatvian Russian Union1
Total8
Source: European Parliament

Retiring incumbents

NamePartyFirst electedTermsDate announcedSource
Andris AmeriksHonor to serve Riga201919 February 2024[5]
Tatjana ŽdanokaLatvian Russian Union20044

Running parties

Party!European Party!Group!2019 result!Top candidate
JVNew UnityEPPEPP26.4Valdis Dombrovskis
SSocial Democratic Party "Harmony"PESS&D17.6Nils Ušakovs
NANational AllianceECRECR16.5Roberts Zīle
LAFor Latvia's DevelopmentALDERE12.5Ivars Ijabs
Par!Movement For!ALDEREIvanna Volochiy
ZZSUnion of Greens and Farmers5.6Harijs Rokpelnis
ASUnited List5.0Reinis Pozņaks
JKPNew Conservative Party4.4Tālis Linkaits
PROThe ProgressivesEGP2.9Elīna Pinto
TZVPeople. Land. Country.0.9Aleksandrs Kiršteins
CPCentre Party0.5Inna Djeri
TVSForce of People's Power0.2Valentīns Jeremejevs
STFor Stability!Ņikita Piņins
LPVLatvia FirstVilis Krištopans
SVSovereign PowerECPMJulija Stepanenko
AJAlliance of Young LatviansRūdolfs Brēmanis

Opinion polling

See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election.

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NA
LA
Par!
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SKDS/LTV[6] March 20241.50516.6 (1)10.1 (1)17.1 (2)8.9 (1)1.53.46.1 (1)3.59.6 (1)0.22.10.66.4 (1)8.2 (1)3.81.90.5
SKDS/LTV[7] 10-14 February 20241,50517.9 (2)9.1 (1)16.5 (1)9.2 (1)0.64.07.4 (1)3.58.9 (1)0.82.10.57.5 (1)6.6 (1)3.22.31.4
2019 election25 May 201926.4 (2)17.6 (2)16.5 (2)12.5 (1)5.6 (0)5.04.42.90.96.8 (1)0.28.7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 European elections: National rules Infographic . European Parliament.
  2. Web site: 2023-09-13 . 2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries News European Parliament . 2023-12-04 . www.europarl.europa.eu . en.
  3. Web site: Oelbermann . Kai Friederike . Pukelsheim . Friedrich . July 2020 . The European Elections of May 2019 . europarl.europa.eu . 14.
  4. Web site: How to vote in Latvia . 13 February 2024 . European Parliament.
  5. Web site: EIROPAS PARLAMENTA VĒLĒŠANAS 2024 . 9 February 2024 . 13 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Partiju reitingi pirms Eiroparlamenta vēlēšanām: "Jaunā Vienotība" zaudē līderpozīciju Nacionālajai apvienībai . 2024-03-07 . www.lsm.lv . lv.
  7. Web site: Partiju reitingi: Pirms Eiroparlamenta vēlēšanām līderos "Jaunā Vienotība" un Nacionālā apvienība . 2024-02-19 . www.lsm.lv . lv.