Vaira Paegle (July 6, 1942 – June 14, 2019) was a Latvian politician who served as a Deputy of the Saeima and was a member of the People's Party, later joining the Civic Union. Born in Riga, Latvia during Nazi occupation, Paegle spent her early years in Displaced Persons camps in Germany before immigrating to the United States with her family. She graduated from Tufts University and the University of New Hampshire, married Viesturs Paegle in 1968, and worked for the Connecticut Department of Social Services until retirement in 1997.
Timeline
“Inactivity” measures how often a deputy did not cast a For or Against vote on motions they could have voted on — whether absent, or present but not registering, abstaining, or not pressing. A non-vote is not neutral: a motion passes only with a majority of For votes, so being present yet not voting effectively withholds support — counting, in practice, the same as a vote against. Attendance shows how often a deputy at least registered for the sitting.
How is this calculated?
Inactivity % = (Votes available − Voted (for/against)) / Votes available = (2587 − 2042) / 2587 = 21.1%
Registered 2308 · Absent 279
· Votes available 2587
For: 1505 · Against: 537 ·
Abstain: 58 · Did not vote: 208 ·
Absent: 279
Party loyalty % — Party loyalty is the share of a deputy's ballots cast with their faction's majority stance, over the policy votes they took part in.
Votes most like / Votes most unlike
Share of votes where both deputies cast the same For/Against ballot, over the motions both took part in (at least 50 in common).
Votes most like
- Liene Liepiņa 98% agreement
- Solvita Āboltiņa 98% agreement
- Aija Barča 98% agreement
- Dzintars Zaķis 98% agreement
- Ingrīda Circene 98% agreement
- Silva Bendrāte 98% agreement
- Jānis Reirs 98% agreement
- Ilma Čepāne 98% agreement
Votes most unlike
- Aleksandrs Golubovs 56% agreement
- Jānis Urbanovičs 57% agreement
- Nikolajs Kabanovs 58% agreement
- Andrejs Klementjevs 58% agreement
- Mihails Zemļinskis 58% agreement
- Boriss Cilevičs 58% agreement
- Aleksejs Holostovs 58% agreement
- Vladimirs Buzajevs 59% agreement
Votes
Bills initiated
Bills deputies initiated (co-authorship) — a productivity metric.
| term | Nr. | Vote motion |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | 956/Lm9 | Par Eiropas Drošības un sadarbības organizācijas Parlamentārās asamblejas Latvijas delegācijas |
| 9. | 899/Lm9 | Par deputāta Aigara Štokenberga ievēlēšanu Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijā |
| 9. | 898/Lm9 | Par deputāta Aigara Štokenberga atsaukšanu no Sociālo un darba lietu komisijas |
| 9. | 897/Lm9 | Par deputāta Kārļa Šadurska ievēlēšanu Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijā |
| 9. | 896/Lm9 | Par deputāta Kārļa Šadurska atsaukšanu no Aizsardzības, iekšlietu un korupcijas novēršanas komi |
| 9. | 878/Lm9 | Par uzdevumu Ministru kabinetam aizņemties finanšu līdzekļus starptautiskā aizņēmuma programmas |
| 9. | 791/Lm9 | Par Saeimas deputāta Jāņa Porieša ievēlēšanu Eiropas lietu komisijā |
| 9. | 790/Lm9 | Par Saeimas deputāta Jāņa Porieša atsaukšanu no Pieprasījumu komisijas |
| 9. | 787/Lm9 | Par Saeimas deputāta Vladimira Buzajeva ievēlēšanu Eiropas lietu komisijā |
| 9. | 786/Lm9 | Par Saeimas deputāta Vladimira Buzajeva atsaukšanu no Pilsonības likuma izpildes komisijas |
| 9. | 779/Lm9 | Par Saeimas deputātes Antas Rugātes ievēlēšanu par Saeimas priekšsēdētāja biedri |
| 9. | 1502/Lp9 | Grozījumi Saeimas kārtības rullī |
Born: 1942-07-06, Rīga. Links: wikidata · wikipedia en · wikipedia lv · Official's declaration (VID) ↗
Vaira Paegle (July 6, 1942 – June 14, 2019) was a Latvian politician. She was a Deputy of the Saeima and a member of the People's Party, later of the Civic Union.
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Offices held
- MP Saeimas deputāts
- Office Eiropas Padomes Parlamentārās asamblejas pārstāvis 1999-01-25 – 2003-01-27
- MP Saeimas deputāts 2006-11-16 – 2009-10-21
- MP Saeimas deputāts 2009-10-21 – 2010-01-27
- MP Saeimas deputāts 2010-01-27 – 2010-11-02
Wealth over time
Annual VID officials' declarations — office and assets each year (public records under the law).
| Year | Office | Income | Savings | Property | Vehicles | Company shares | Debts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Deputāte LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS SAEIMA | $88,941 Ls22,814 |
$143,519 Ls1,287 |
6 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | Saeimas deputāts LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS SAEIMA | $120,131 Ls11,112 |
$133,200 Ls31,561 |
6 | 1 |
In the news
- Vaira Paegle – in Memoriam - laikraksts BRĪVĀ LATVIJA 2026-06-02 google news
- Mūžībā devusies bijusī Saeimas deputāte Vaira Paegle - Santa.lv 2026-03-04 google news
- Vaira Paegle - In Memoriam - Latviesi.com 2019-06-18 google news
- Mūžībā aizsaukta trimdas sabiedriskā darbiniece, bijusī Saeimas deputāte Vaira Paegle / Raksts - LSM 2019-06-17 google news
- Mūžībā aizsaukta Vaira Paegle - LA.LV 2019-06-17 google news
- Vaira Paegle grāmatā iepazīstina Ameriku ar Latvijas brīvības ērkšķiem - LA.LV 2018-12-27 google news
- Paegle: vajadzīgs tīrs cilvēks, nevis Šķēle - Jauns.lv 2018-12-05 google news
- Vaira Paegle: Latvijas politiskās vides galvenā problēma – nav stabilitātes - nra 2016-10-14 google news
- Vaira Paegle: “Šķēle nekur nav pazudis” - LA.LV 2016-10-10 google news
- Vaira Paegle skarbi un atklāti par ASV prezidenta vēlēšanām - LA.LV 2016-10-09 google news
- Vaira Paegle - LA.LV 2013-08-07 google news
- Paegle vīlusies: „Vienotība” neatšķiras no Tautas partijas - Jauns.lv 2010-11-06 google news