Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia | |
Body: | Saeima |
Country: | Latvia |
Term: | 6 November 2018— 1 November 2022 |
Before: | Twelfth Saeima of Latvia |
After: | Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia |
Membership1: | 100 |
Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Chamber1 Leader1: | Ināra Mūrniece (NA) |
Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Vice-Speakers |
Chamber1 Leader2: | Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (JV) |
The Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia was elected in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election held on 6 October 2018. The Saeima's term commenced on 6 November 2018 and ended on 1 November 2022.
See main article: 2018 Latvian parliamentary election. The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list proportional representation from five multi-member constituencies (Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga (in which overseas votes are counted), Vidzeme and Zemgale) between 12 and 35 seats in size. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method with a national electoral threshold of 5%.[1]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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Harmony | 167,117 | 19.80 | 23 | –1 | |||
Who Owns the State? | 120,264 | 14.25 | 16 | New | |||
New Conservative Party | 114,694 | 13.59 | 16 | +16 | |||
Development/For! | 101,685 | 12.04 | 13 | +13 | |||
National Alliance | 92,963 | 11.01 | 13 | –4 | |||
Union of Greens and Farmers | 83,675 | 9.91 | 11 | –10 | |||
New Unity | 56,542 | 6.69 | 8 | –15 | |||
Latvian Association of Regions | 35,018 | 4.14 | 0 | –8 | |||
Latvian Russian Union | 27,014 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | |||
The Progressives | 22,078 | 2.61 | 0 | New | |||
For Latvia from the Heart | 7,114 | 0.84 | 0 | –7 | |||
Latvian Nationalists | 4,245 | 0.50 | 0 | New | |||
For an Alternative | 2,900 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |||
SKG Union (LSDSP–KDS–GKL) | 1,735 | 0.20 | 0 | New | |||
Eurosceptic Action Party | 1,059 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |||
Latvian Centrist Party | 897 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 5,925 | – | – | – | |||
Total | 844,925 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,548,100 | 54.58 | – | – | |||
Source: CVK |
After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Saeima on the party lines, with the exception of MP Julija Stepanenko, who was elected from the Harmony list but didn't join the party's parliamentary group.[2]
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Group | Jānis Urbanovičs | 22 | 18 | data-sort-value="-3" | 4 | ||
New Conservatives' Group | Jānis Bordāns | Juris Jurašs | 16 | 15 | data-sort-value="-1" | 1 | |
The Independent Group | Jurģis MiezainisAldis Gobzems | Aldis Gobzems | 16 | 6 | data-sort-value="-10" | 10 | |
"Development/For!" Group | Daniels Pavļuts Artūrs Toms Plešs | Jūris Pūce | 13 | 13 | data-sort-value="-1" | ||
National Alliance Group | Raivis Dzintars | 13 | 11 | data-sort-value="-1" | 2 | ||
Union of Greens and Farmers Group | Edgars Tavars Armands Krauze | Uldis Augulis | 11 | 7 | data-sort-value="-1" | 4 | |
New Unity Group | Krišjānis Kariņš | Ainars Latkovskis | 8 | 8 | data-sort-value="0" | ||
Unaffiliated Members' Group | 1 | 23 | data-sort-value="17" | 22 |
123 members have served in the Thirteenth Saeima.[5]
Name, Surname | Constituency | Party | Parliamentary Group | Notes |
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Aldis Adamovičs | Latgale | Latgale Party | New Unity Group | |
Jānis Ādamsons | Vidzeme | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left Harmony on 31 August 2021 |
Valērijs Agešins | Kurzeme | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Arvils Ašeradens | Kurzeme | Unity | New Unity Group | |
Uldis Augulis | Zemgale | Latvian Farmers' Union | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Ainars Bašķis | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 6 July 2021, replaced Anita Muižniece |
Krista Baumane | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP since 11 June 2020, replaced Mārtiņš Staķis |
Dagmāra Beitnere-Le Galla | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | Vice Speaker of the Saeima |
Māris Beļaunieks | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP from 8 June until 6 July 2021, replaced Anita Muižniece |
Iveta Benhena-Bēkena | Riga | Unity | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Elected from the KPV LV list, joined Unity on 26 April 2021 |
Raimonds Bergmanis | Vidzeme | Latvian Green Party | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Aigars Bikše | Zemgale | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP since 18 December 2020, replaced Artūrs Toms Plešs |
Dace Bluķe | Kurzeme | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP from 31 January 2019 until 19 November 2020, replaced Jūris Pūce |
Aldis Blumbergs | Vidzeme | Unity | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Elected from the KPV LV list, joined Unity on 21 September 2020 |
Mārtiņš Bondars | Latgale | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | |
Jānis Bordāns | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until 31 January 2019 |
Uldis Budriķis | Kurzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Jānis Butāns | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 31 January 2019, replaced Juta Strīķe |
Jānis Cielēns | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 31 January 2019, replaced Jānis Bordāns |
Boriss Cilevičs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Anda Čakša | Riga | Unity | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Elected from the ZZS list, joined Unity on 26 December 2019 |
Gundars Daudze | Kurzeme | For Latvia and Ventspils | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Sergejs Dolgopolovs | Vidzeme | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Jānis Dombrava | Vidzeme | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis | Riga | Republic | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Expelled from Harmony on 15 September 2020 |
Jānis Dūklavs | Latgale | Independent | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Ilmārs Dūrītis | Zemgale | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | |
Raivis Dzintars | Vidzeme | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Gatis Eglītis | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until 8 June 2021 |
Krišjānis Feldmans | Zemgale | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Aivars Geidāns | Zemgale | New Conservative Party | Unaffiliated Members' Group | MP since 16 June 2021, replaced Jānis Vitenbergs, joined JKP in 2021 |
Aldis Gobzems | Riga | Law and Order | The Independent Group | Expelled from KPV LV on 4 February 2019, rejoined the group on 8 September 2021 |
Inga Goldberga | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Marija Golubeva | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 8 June 2021 |
Kaspars Ģirģens | Zemgale | Republic | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left KPV LV Group on 12 August 2021 |
Jānis Iesalnieks | Riga | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | MP since 31 January 2019, replaced Dace Melbārde |
Inese Ikstena | Vidzeme | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP until her death on 5 June 2021 |
Ilze Indriksone | Latgale | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Janīna Jalinska | Latgale | Independent | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Ritvars Jansons | Riga | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Andrejs Judins | Riga | Unity | New Unity Group | |
Juris Jurašs | Kurzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Nikolajs Kabanovs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Artuss Kaimiņš | Riga | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Expelled from KPV LV on 8 January 2020 |
Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš | Riga | Unity | New Unity Group | MP until his death on 14 October 2021 |
Andris Kazinovskis | Latgale | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left JKP on 26 May 2020, MP from 31 January 2019 until 8 June 2021 |
Aleksandrs Kiršteins | Riga | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Andrejs Klementjevs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | Secretary of the Saeima |
Ivans Klementjevs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Rihards Kols | Riga | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Rihards Kozlovskis | Riga | Unity | New Unity Group | MP since 7 February 2019, replaced Edgars Rinkēvičs |
Ieva Krapāne | Vidzeme | Independent | The Independent Group | |
Armands Krauze | Vidzeme | Latvian Farmers' Union | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Līva Kreituse | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 8 June 2021, replaced Gatis Eglītis |
Jānis Krišāns | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Edgars Kronbergs | Kurzeme | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | MP from 4 February 2021 until 8 June 2021, replaced Ramona Petrāviča |
Edgars Kucins | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Māris Kučinskis | Vidzeme | Liepāja Party | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Janīna Kursīte | Latgale | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left the KPV LV Group on 12 May 2021 |
Janīna Kursīte-Pakule | Kurzeme | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Ainars Latkovskis | Vidzeme | Unity | New Unity Group | |
Atis Lejiņš | Zemgale | Unity | New Unity Group | MP since 31 January 2019, replaced Jānis Reirs |
Inese Lībiņa-Egnere | Vidzeme | Unity | New Unity Group | Vice Speaker of the Saeima |
Linda Liepiņa | Vidzeme | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left KPV LV on 30 May 2019, MP until 22 October 2020 |
Viesturs Liepkalns | Vidzeme | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP from 8 June 2021, replaced Artis Pabriks |
Tālis Linkaits | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until 31 January 2019 |
Regīna Ločmele | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Eva Mārtuža | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 2 April 2020, replaced Linda Ozola |
Linda Medne | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP since 8 October 2020, replaced Tālis Linkaits |
Dace Melbārde | Riga | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | MP until 31 January 2019 |
Māris Mičerevskis | Riga | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | MP since 8 June 2021, replaced Marija Golubeva |
Māris Možvillo | Vidzeme | For a Humane Latvia | The Independent Group | MP since 22 October 2020, replaced Linda Liepiņa |
Anita Muižniece | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until 8 June 2021 |
Ināra Mūrniece | Vidzeme | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | Speaker of the Saeima |
Romāns Naudiņš | Vidzeme | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left NA on 24 January 2022 |
Ralfs Nemiro | Zemgale | Independent | The Independent Group | MP until 31 January 2019 and from 20 March 2020 |
Vladimirs Nikonovs | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Vitālijs Orlovs | Zemgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Linda Ozola | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until 2 October 2020 |
Artis Pabriks | Vidzeme | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 31 January 2019 |
Evija Papule | Vidzeme | Republic | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left Harmony on 15 September 2020 |
Daniels Pavļuts | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 14 January 2021 |
Ramona Petraviča | Kurzeme | Independent | The Independent Group | MP until 4 February 2021 and from 8 June 2021, left PCL in 2021 |
Igors Pimenovs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Artūrs Toms Plešs | Zemgale | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 18 December 2020 |
Juris Pūce | Kurzeme | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 31 January 2019 and from 11 November 2020 |
Ēriks Pucens | Kurzeme | Republic | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left KPV LV Group on 14 September 2021 |
Ivars Puga | Riga | National Alliance | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left KPV LV on 12 May 2021, joined NA in 2021 |
Juris Rancāns | Latgale | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Jānis Reirs | Zemgale | Unity | New Unity Group | MP until 31 January 2019 |
Dana Reizniece-Ozola | Riga | Latvian Farmers' Union | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | MP until 7 January 2021 |
Ivans Ribakovs | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Inguna Rībena | Zemgale | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left National Alliance on 5 June 2019 |
Sandis Riekstiņš | Zemgale | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Edgars Rinkēvičs | Riga | Unity | New Unity Group | MP until 7 February 2019 |
Artūrs Rubiks | Riga | Socialist Party | Harmony Group | |
Dace Rukšāne-Ščipčinska | Vidzeme | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | |
Andris Skride | Vidzeme | Growth | "Development/For!" Group | |
Karina Sprūde | Vidzeme | Law and Order | The Independent Group | Left KPV LV on 3 June 2019, rejoined the group on 8 September 2021 |
Mārtiņš Staķis | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP until 11 June 2020 |
Jūlija Stepaņenko | Riga | Latvia First | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Elected from the Harmony list |
Juta Strīķe | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | MP until her death on 18 March 2020 |
Kārlis Šadurskis | Riga | Unity | New Unity Group | MP since 25 October 2021, replaced Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš |
Didzis Šmits | Riga | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Left KPV LV on 13 June 2019 |
Edvīns Šnore | Zemgale | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Mārtiņš Šteins | Vidzeme | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | MP since 31 January 2019, replaced Inese Ikstena |
Ilga Šuplinska | Latgale | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | MP until 31 January 2019 and since 8 June 2021 |
Ļubova Švecova | Riga | Latvia First | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Expelled from Harmony on 15 September 2020 |
Edgars Tavars | Riga | Latvian Green Party | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | MP since 7 January 2021, replaced Dana Reizniece-Ozola |
Edmunds Teirumnieks | Latgale | National Alliance | National Alliance Group | |
Vita Anda Tērauda | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | |
Jānis Tutins | Latgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Jānis Urbanovičs | Riga | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Viktors Valainis | Zemgale | Latvian Farmers' Union | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Jānis Vitenbergs | Zemgale | National Alliance | Unaffiliated Members' Group | MP until 2 April 2020 and from 20 May until 8 June 2021, elected from the KPV LV list |
Inese Voika | Riga | Movement "For!" | "Development/For!" Group | Deputy Secretary of the Saeima |
Jānis Vucāns | Kurzeme | For Latvia and Ventspils | Union of Greens and Farmers Group | |
Atis Zakatistovs | Kurzeme | Independent | Unaffiliated Members' Group | Expelled from KPV LV on 12 December 2020 |
Evita Zālīte-Grosa | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Gatis Zamurs | Riga | For Latvia's Development | "Development/For!" Group | MP since 14 January, replaced Daniels Pavļuts |
Ivars Zariņš | Zemgale | Harmony | Harmony Group | |
Reinis Znotiņš | Riga | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |
Normunds Žunna | Vidzeme | New Conservative Party | New Conservatives' Group | |