Regional Formation and Development Studies

The border effect of Russian and Belarusian border on Latgale electoral district has been analysed in this research. The proportionof Latvians in Latgale border area is a lot smaller in total than in the rest of the Latgale territory and the proportion of all the rest ofthe ethnic minorities in the border area is a lot higher while the number of votes for political parties with a mostly Latvian citizenelectorate is proportionally higher. The obtain results indicate that the border effect on the election results for political parties is notstatistically significant.