Courland (; ) is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Liepāja and Ventspils and municipalities of Kuldīga, Saldus, South Kurzeme, Talsi and Ventspils in the region of Courland. The constituency currently elects 12 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 180,070 registered electors.

Electoral system Courland currently elects 12 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for constituency seats (4% in 1993).

Election results Summary Election SKGSKG / LSDSP / ATBILDĪBA / LSDA HarmonySDPS / SC / TSP / SL Development/For!AP! / LA Greens & FarmersZZS / LZS New UnityJV / V / JL Latvia FirstLatvian WayLPP/LC / LC ConservativesK / JKP Russian UnionРСЛ / ЗаПЧЕЛ / P Good LatviaPL / TP National AllianceNA / TB/LNNK / TB colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2022 2,328 2.05% 0 3,510 3.09% 0 24,230 21.36% 3 18,879 16.64% 2 3,316 2.92% 0 1,706 1.50% 0 11,768 10.37% 22018 330 0.32% 0 8,960 8.64% 1 11,830 11.40% 1 14,925 14.39% 2 5,839 5.63% 1 15,751 15.18% 2 912 0.88% 0 13,292 12.81% 22014 10,307 8.95% 1 796 0.69% 0 41,840 36.34% 5 23,034 20.01% 3 736 0.64% 0 575 0.50% 0 21,239 18.45% 22011 347 0.29% 0 15,347 12.98% 2 27,822 23.54% 3 21,770 18.42% 2 1,940 1.64% 0 434 0.37% 0 17,499 14.80% 22010 1,068 0.88% 0 15,534 12.87% 2 40,648 33.67% 5 38,383 31.79% 4 551 0.46% 0 9,846 8.15% 1 9,446 7.82% 12006 4,687 3.91% 0 6,386 5.33% 1 32,962 27.52% 4 19,086 15.94% 3 8,285 6.92% 1 3,029 2.53% 0 31,296 26.13% 4 7,537 6.29% 12002 5,472 4.02% 0 14,554 10.69% 2 36,281 26.66% 4 5,778 4.25% 0 8,284 6.09% 1 34,459 25.32% 4 7,563 5.56% 11998 19,237 14.33% 2 2,808 2.09% 0 3,964 2.95% 0 23,934 17.83% 3 40,316 30.03% 5 21,468 15.99% 31995 9,988 7.34% 0 1,857 1.37% 0 2,013 1.48% 0 24,530 18.04% 3 17,224 12.67% 21993 724 0.46% 0 6,147 3.88% 1 19,550 12.34% 2 73,268 46.24% 7 877 0.55% 0 13,293 8.39% 11931 33,154 22.93% 4 25,227 17.45% 3 1928 39,782 27.78% 5 30,088 21.01% 3 1925 49,553 37.18% 6 25,314 19.00% 3 1922 51,042 37.05% 6 26,531 19.26% 3

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2020s 2022 Results of the 2022 parliamentary election held on 1 October 2022:

Party Votes per municipality Total Votes % SeatsKuldīga Liepāja City Saldus South Kur- zeme Talsi Vents- pils City Vents- pils United List AS 2,165 9,729 2,424 6,298 2,553 1,423 737 25,329 22.33% 3 Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 3,236 2,611 3,348 2,703 4,646 5,868 1,818 24,230 21.36% 3 New Unity JV 3,902 3,588 2,605 2,471 3,798 1,789 726 18,879 16.64% 2 National Alliance NA 1,577 2,232 1,402 1,903 2,746 1,232 676 11,768 10.37% 2 The Progressives PRO 685 1,127 631 532 1,728 641 168 5,512 4.86% 1 Latvia First LPV 704 1,123 745 565 908 680 182 4,907 4.33% 1 For Each and Every One KuK 555 937 470 416 639 380 118 3,515 3.10% 0 Development/For! AP 505 827 615 430 654 339 140 3,510 3.09% 0 The Conservatives K 630 538 427 446 690 438 147 3,316 2.92% 0 For Stability! S! 58 1,366 68 79 77 804 35 2,487 2.19% 0 Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 80 1,490 101 104 97 419 37 2,328 2.05% 0 Republic R 514 375 215 243 275 171 49 1,842 1.62% 0 Sovereign Power SV 97 768 119 144 264 342 39 1,773 1.56% 0 Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 39 1,077 49 58 60 409 14 1,706 1.50% 0 People's Servants for Latvia TKL 253 237 143 181 233 98 43 1,188 1.05% 0 Force of People's Power TVS 66 198 57 48 85 100 22 576 0.51% 0 Union for Latvia AL 42 61 34 57 41 39 10 284 0.25% 0 United for Latvia VL 29 32 28 18 28 6 4 145 0.13% 0 Progressive Christian Party KPP 21 26 21 16 31 19 8 142 0.13% 0Valid votes 15,158 28,342 13,502 16,712 19,553 15,197 4,973 113,437 100.00% 12Rejected votes 200 328 216 210 234 199 31 1,418 1.23% Valid envelopes 15,358 28,670 13,718 16,922 19,787 15,396 5,004 114,855 99.89% Rejected envelopes 11 36 11 24 21 13 6 122 0.11% Total polled 15,369 28,706 13,729 16,946 19,808 15,409 5,010 114,977 63.85% Registered electors 22,989 45,719 22,474 26,992 30,116 23,102 8,678 180,070 Turnout 66.85% 62.79% 61.09% 62.78% 65.77% 66.70% 57.73% 63.85%

The following candidates were elected: Arvils Ašeradens (JV), 21,556 votes; Uldis Augulis (ZZS), 27,941 votes; Inga Bērziņa (JV), 21,267 votes; Artūrs Butāns (NA), 12,739 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 27,199 votes; Atis Deksnis (AS), 27,182 votes; Ilze Indriksone (NA), 14,148 votes; Māris Kučinskis (AS), 28,269 votes; Linda Matisone (AS), 27,312 votes; Ramona Petraviča (LPV), 6,334 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 26,348 votes; and Edgars Zelderis (PRO), 6,519 votes.

2010s 2018 Results of the 2018 parliamentary election held on 6 October 2018:

Party Votes % Seats Who Owns the State? KPV LV 21,220 20.46% 3 New Conservative Party JKP 15,751 15.18% 2 Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 14,925 14.39% 2 National Alliance NA 13,292 12.81% 2 Development/For! AP 11,830 11.40% 1 Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 8,960 8.64% 1 New Unity JV 5,839 5.63% 1 Latvian Association of Regions LRA 5,661 5.46% 0 The Progressives PRO 2,695 2.60% 0 For Latvia from the Heart NSL 1,241 1.20% 0 Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 912 0.88% 0 Latvian Nationalists LN 616 0.59% 0 SKG Alliance SKG 330 0.32% 0 For an Alternative PA 207 0.20% 0 Latvian Centrist Party LCP 150 0.14% 0 Action Party RP 106 0.10% 0Valid votes 103,735 100.00% 12Rejected votes 870 0.83% Valid envelopes 104,605 99.91% Rejected envelopes 98 0.09% Total polled 104,703 56.07% Registered electors 186,726

The following candidates were elected: Valērijs Agešins (SDPS), 12,036 votes; Arvils Ašeradens (JV), 6,985 votes; Uldis Budriķis (JKP), 16,472 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 17,199 votes; Ilze Indriksone (NA), 14,592 votes; Juris Jurašs (JKP), 20,393 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (NA), 15,266 votes; Ramona Petraviča (KPV LV), 23,569 votes; Juris Pūce (AP), 13,655 votes; Ēriks Pucens (KPV LV), 23,213 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 15,525 votes; and Atis Zakatistovs (KPV LV), 26,094 votes.

2014 Results of the 2014 parliamentary election held on 4 October 2014:

Party Votes % Seats Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 41,840 36.34% 5 Unity V 23,034 20.01% 3 National Alliance NA 21,239 18.45% 2 Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS 10,307 8.95% 1 For Latvia from the Heart NSL 8,369 7.27% 1 Latvian Association of Regions LRA 6,705 5.82% 1 United for Latvia VL 980 0.85% 0 For Latvia's Development LA 796 0.69% 0 New Conservative Party JKP 736 0.64% 0 Latvian Russian Union РСЛ 575 0.50% 0 Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 308 0.27% 0 Izaugsme 121 0.11% 0 Sovereignty 111 0.10% 0Valid votes 115,121 100.00% 13Rejected votes 907 0.78% Valid envelopes 116,028 99.93% Rejected envelopes 82 0.07% Total polled 116,110 58.41% Registered electors 198,771

The following candidates were elected: Valērijs Agešins (SDPS), 15,442 votes; Ringolds Balodis (NSL), 9,535 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 46,578 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 27,668 votes; Ints Dālderis (V), 23,648 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 45,796 votes; Jānis Junkurs (V), 23,767 votes; Nellija Kleinberga (LRA), 7,013 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (NA), 24,886 votes; Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (V), 24,215 votes; Dana Reizniece-Ozola (ZZS), 51,070 votes; Valdis Skujiņš (ZZS), 42,825 votes; and Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 43,296 votes.

2011 Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 17 September 2011:

Party Votes % Seats Zatlers' Reform Party ZRP 30,749 26.01% 4 Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 27,822 23.54% 3 Unity V 21,770 18.42% 2 National Alliance NA 17,499 14.80% 2 Harmony Centre SC 15,347 12.98% 2 Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way LPP/LC 1,940 1.64% 0 Freedom. Free from Fear, Hate and Anger 732 0.62% 0 Last Party PP 464 0.39% 0 For a Presidential Republic PPR 434 0.37% 0 For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 434 0.37% 0 Christian Democratic Union KDS 383 0.32% 0 Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party LSDSP 347 0.29% 0 People's Control TK 279 0.24% 0Valid votes 118,200 100.00% 13Rejected votes 1,351 1.13% Valid envelopes 119,551 99.88% Rejected envelopes 146 0.12% Total polled 119,697 58.44% Registered electors 204,812

The following candidates were elected: Solvita Āboltiņa (V), 25,060 votes; Valērijs Agešins (SC), 21,767 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 31,179 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 22,557 votes; Inita Bišofa (ZRP), 33,702 votes; Edmunds Demiters (ZRP), 32,874 votes; Andrejs Elksniņš (SC), 17,526 votes; Jānis Junkurs (ZRP), 32,906 votes; Dzintars Kudums (NA), 19,228 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (V), 24,247 votes; Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (ZRP), 34,336 votes; Dana Reizniece-Ozola (ZZS), 31,367 votes; and Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 29,809 votes.

2010 Results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 2 October 2010:

Party Votes % Seats Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS 40,648 33.67% 5 Unity V 38,383 31.79% 4 Harmony Centre SC 15,534 12.87% 2 For a Good Latvia PL 9,846 8.15% 1 National Alliance NA 9,446 7.82% 1 Made in Latvia RL 1,789 1.48% 0 For a Presidential Republic PPR 1,289 1.07% 0 Responsibility – Social Democratic Alliance of Political Parties ATBILDĪBA 1,068 0.88% 0 Last Party PP 973 0.81% 0 People's Control TK 600 0.50% 0 For Human Rights in a United Latvia ЗаПЧЕЛ 551 0.46% 0 Christian Democratic Union KDS 473 0.39% 0 Daugava – For Latvia ZRP 141 0.12% 0Valid votes 120,741 100.00% 13Rejected votes 3,445 2.77% Valid envelopes 124,186 99.84% Rejected envelopes 203 0.16% Total polled 124,389 60.77% Registered electors 204,689

The following candidates were elected: Solvita Āboltiņa (V), 45,797 votes; Valērijs Agešins (SC), 22,946 votes; Aija Barča (ZZS), 42,650 votes; Silva Bendrāte (V), 39,254 votes; Gaidis Bērziņš (NA), 10,730 votes; Ingrīda Circene (V), 40,349 votes; Gundars Daudze (ZZS), 46,170 votes; Valērijs Kravcovs (SC), 17,307 votes; Janīna Kursīte-Pakule (V), 42,849 votes; Dana Reizniece (ZZS), 41,386 votes; Jānis Vucāns (ZZS), 41,405 votes; Edgars Zalāns (PL), 11,682 votes; and Oskars Zīds (ZZS), 40,919 votes.

2000s 2006 Results of the 2006 parliamentary election held on 7 October 2006: