The Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia was elected in the

2018 Latvian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 6 October 2018. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Who owns the state?, the New Conservative Party, Development/For!, the National Alliance and New Unity. Despite being ...

held on 6 October 2018. The Saeima's term commenced on 6 November 2018 and will end on 1 November 2022.

Elections

The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by

open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list, which allows only active members, par ...

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

from five multi-member constituencies ( Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga (in which overseas votes are counted),

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in ...

and

Zemgale Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...

) between 12 and 35 seats in size. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method with a national electoral threshold of 5%.

Composition

Parliamentary groups

After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Saeima on the party lines, with the exception of MP

Julija Stepanenko Julija Stepanenko (russian: Юлия Степаненко, Julija Stepanenko, lv, Jūlija Stepaņenko; born Julija Fedotova on 1 September 1977) is a Latvian politician and lawyer, serving as a deputy of the Saeima, the parliament of Latvia. For ...

, who was elected from the Harmony list but didn't join the party's parliamentary group.

Members

123 members have served in the Thirteenth Saeima.

References

{{reflist 2018 in Latvia Saeima Political history of Latvia