Members of the European Parliament for Latvia | |
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Observers | (2003) |
Delegation | (2004) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
10th term | (2024) |
This is the list of the members of the European Parliament for Latvia in the 2009 to 2014 session. One person from Civic Union entered the Parliament in December 2011, bringing the number of MEPs back to 9.
National party | EP Group | Seats | ± |
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Civic Union | EPP | 2 / 8 | 2 |
Harmony Centre | Various | 2 / 8 | 2 |
For Human Rights in United Latvia | G–EFA | 1 / 8 | |
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way | ALDE | 1 / 8 | |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | ECR | 1 / 8 | 3 |
New Era Party | EPP | 1 / 8 | 1 |
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