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An election of the delegation from Latvia to the European Parliament was held on 6 June 2009. Seventeen lists containing a total of 185 candidates were registered for the election.
The election was conducted according to the party-list proportional representation system, with at least 5% of votes necessary to gain seats in the parliament. Voters were given 17 ballot papers, one for each party and had the opportunity to approve of candidates on their chosen list by adding a plus or disapprove by crossing out candidates.