Jekabpils Regional Council Elections: Overview of the Results

The Jekabpils Regional Municipality Election Commission approved the results of the Jekabpils Regional Council elections held on June 7. Of the 30,122 eligible voters, 13,750, or 45.65%, participated in the elections. The seats of deputies in the Jekabpils Regional Council were divided between six candidate lists that exceeded the 5% voter support threshold.

Key Takeaways:

• The Jekabpils Regional Municipality Election Commission adopted a decision to approve the results of the Jekabpils Regional Council elections held on June 7, 2025.
• 45.65% of the 30,122 eligible voters participated in the elections, with 99.21% of submitted ballot papers recognized as valid.
• The Jekabpils Regional Council has 19 elected members, with the Latvian Green Party securing the most seats (7).
• The list of elected members includes Raivis Ragainis (Latvian Green Party) with the highest number of votes (7018).
• The list of elected members is ordered by the number of votes received, with the Latvian Green Party chiếmaturing most of the seats.
• The powers of the newly elected council will begin with its first meeting, which must be convened no later than ten days after the elections.

Statistics:

• 13,750 voters (45.65% of 30,122 eligible voters) participated in the elections.
• 99.21% of 13,750 submitted ballot papers were recognized as valid.
• 29.15% of votes were cast for the Latvian Green Party.
• 7 seats were secured by the Latvian Green Party.
• 6.71% of votes were cast for Platform 21.
• 1 incumbent was elected from Platform 21.

Sources:

• Jekabpils Municipality: News release dated June 8, 2025.
• Local Government Election Law of Latvia.