2010 Latvian parliamentary election

2010 Latvian parliamentary election
2 October 2010
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Unity Valdis Dombrovskis 31.90 33 +15
Harmony Centre Jānis Urbanovičs 26.61 29 +12
ZZS Aivars Lembergs 20.11 22 +4
NA Roberts Zile 7.84 8 0
For a Good Latvia Ainārs Šlesers 7.82 8 −25
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Valdis Dombrovskis
New Era		 Valdis Dombrovskis
Unity

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 2 October 2010. It was the first parliamentary election to be held in Latvia since the beginning of the 2008 Latvian financial crisis during which Latvia had experienced one of the deepest recessions in the world.

A total of 1,239 candidates representing 13 parties or alliances stood in five electoral constituencies equivalent to the four regions of Latvia and Riga city. With 1012 of 1013 polling stations counted, results showed an increase in support for the incumbent coalition government of Valdis Dombrovskis, with 58% of the vote and 63 of the 100 seats.

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