(1) The Central Election Commission shall determine the number of members of the Saeima to be elected from each constituency in proportion to the number of voters in the constituency which is established four months before the election day according to the data of the Register of Natural Persons, but if the election of the Saeima takes place in the case provided for in Article 48 of the Constitution – on the day when the election is announced. Voters residing abroad shall be included in the number of voters of the constituency of Rīga.

(2) The number of members of the Saeima to be elected from each constituency shall be calculated as follows:

1) the total number of voters shall be divided by 100;

2) the number of voters in each constituency shall be divided by the outcome of the division specified in Paragraph two, Clause 1 of this Section. The whole numbers obtained in this way shall designate the number of the members of the Saeima to be elected from constituency;

3) if the sum of the whole numbers of the outcome specified in Paragraph two, Clause 2 of this Section is less than 100, the number of members of the Saeima to be elected shall be increased by one, first for the constituency where the result shows the largest fraction, afterwards for the constituency with the next largest fraction and so on until the sum of the whole numbers is 100;

4) if any two constituencies show an equal result in fractions, the number of members of the Saeima shall be first increased for the constituency where the whole number of the result of the division specified in Paragraph two, Clause 2 of this Section is the smallest;

5) if any two constituencies show an equal result both in fractions and whole numbers, lots shall be drawn to determine which constituency will have an increased number of members of the Saeima.

(3) The number of members of the Saeima to be elected from each constituency shall be published in the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis not later than 100 days before the election day, but if the election of the Saeima takes place in the case provided for in Article 48 of the Constitution – not later than 50 days before the election day.

[26 March 1998; 6 February 2014; 23 September 2021]