Liepāja Party
Liepājas Partija
ChairmanUldis Sesks
FoundedDecember 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)
HeadquartersDīķa iela 11 - 2, LV-3401, Liepāja
Membership (2016)357[1]
IdeologyLocalism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationUnion of Greens and Farmers (2004–2022)
United Latvian List (2022–)
Colours  Green
  White
Liepāja City Council[2]
6 / 15
Saeima
1 / 100
Website
liepajaspartija.lv

The Liepāja Party (Latvian: Liepājas Partija) is a localist political party in Latvia.[3] It operates in the city of Liepāja, where its chairman, Uldis Sesks, was mayor from 1997 to 2018.[4] The party has an agreement with the Union of Greens and Farmers allowing party members to be elected in the Saeima, including current members Māris Kučinskis (former Prime Minister of Latvia), Valdis Skujiņš and Aija Barča.[5][6]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes  % ± pp Seats +/–
2010[lower-alpha 1] Uldis Sesks 190,025 20.11 New
2 / 100
 New 3rd Coalition
2011[lower-alpha 2] 111,957 12.33 Decrease 7.78
1 / 100
 Decrease 1 Decrease 5th Opposition
2014[lower-alpha 3] 178,210 19.66 Increase 7.33
3 / 100
 Increase 2 Increase 3rd Coalition
2018[lower-alpha 4] 83,675 9.97 Decrease 9.69
3 / 100
 Steady 0 Decrease 6th Opposition
2022[lower-alpha 5] 100,631 11.14 Increase 1.17
1 / 100
 Decrease 2 Increase 3rd Coalition (2022-2023)
Opposition (2023-)
  1. ↑ ZZS list won 22 seats; 13 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 3 to LuV - 2 to LP
  2. ↑ ZZS list won 13 seats; 5 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 2 to LuV - 1 to LP
  3. ↑ ZZS list won 21 seats; 11 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 3 to LuV - 3 to LP
  4. ↑ ZZS list won 11 seats; 5 to LZS, 1 to LZP and 2 to LuV - 3 to LP
  5. ↑ AS list won 15 seats; 7 to LRA, 4 to LZP, 1 to LP and 3 to independents

References

  1. ↑ "Biedru skaita ziņā līdere Latvijā ir 'Saskaņa'" (in Latvian). DELFI. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ↑ ":: CVK " 2017. gada 3. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas "". www.pv2017.cvk.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mēs nevaram atrast lapu, kuru meklēji" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "ZZS ar Liepājas partiju parakstīs vienošanos par turpmāko sadarbību". www.zzs.lv.
  6. ↑ "ZZS ar Liepājas partiju parakstīs vienošanos par turpmāko sadarbību". liepājniekiem.lv. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


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