Elections in Lithuania
For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist
elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties
and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009)
For European Parliament election results, go to http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/archive/elections2009/en/lithuania_en.html
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 17 May 2009 | ||
Electorate | 2,691,603 | (%) |
Valid Votes | 1,375,638 | 51.1 |
Invalid Votes | 17,640 | 0.7 |
Total Votes | 1,393,278 | 51.8 |
Dalia Grybauskaite, Ind. | 950,407 | 69.1 |
Algirdas Butkevicius, LsDP | 162,665 | 11.8 |
Valentinas Mazuronis, Order and Justice | 84,656 | 6.2 |
Valdemar Toma�evski, LLRA | 65,255 | 4.7 |
Kazimira Danute Prunskiene, LVLS | 53,778 | 3.9 |
Loreta Grau�iniene, DP | 49,686 | 3.6 |
Ceslovas Jezerskas | 9,191 | 0.7 |
Source: Central Electoral Committee of the Republic of Lithuania, http://www.vrk.lt/2009_prezidento_rinkimai/output_lt/rezultatai_vienmand_apygardose/rezultatai_vienmand_apygardose1turas.html . Accessed 31 August 2009 |
Lithuania : Percentage of Votes for the Seimas |
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|
25 October, 15 November 1992 |
|
20 October, 10 November 1996 |
|
8 October 2000 |
|
10 October 2004 |
|
12, 26 October 2008 |
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|
|
List |
SMD |
|
List |
SMD |
|
List |
SMD |
|
List |
SMD |
|
List |
SMD |
|
Valid Votes |
72.9 |
73.6 |
|
50.3 |
50.5 |
|
56.0 |
55.8 |
|
44.8 |
43.5 |
|
45.9 |
45.6 |
|
Invalid Votes |
2.3 |
|
|
2.6 |
2.3 |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
|
1.2 |
2.5 |
|
2.7 |
3.0 |
|
Total Votes |
75.2 |
|
|
52.9 |
52.8 |
|
58.6 |
58.6 |
|
46.0 |
46.0 |
|
48.6 |
48.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Sajudis |
21.2 |
18.4 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
15 |
Homeland Union |
� |
� |
|
31.3 |
28.7 |
|
8.6 |
7.1 |
|
14.8 |
14.4 |
|
� |
� |
34 |
Homeland Union LKD |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
19.7 |
19.6 |
3 |
Christian Democratic Party |
12.6 |
11.8 |
|
10.4 |
13.2 |
|
3.1 |
4.8 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
33 |
Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
1.4 |
2.5 |
|
� |
� |
18 |
Christian Democratic Union |
� |
� |
|
3.2 |
1.6 |
|
4.2 |
2.3 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
4 |
Social Democratic Party LSDP |
6.0 |
8.9 |
|
6.9 |
7.3 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
24 |
A. Brazauskas Coalition |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
31.1 |
20.0 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
1 |
Democratic Labour Party |
44.0 |
34.2 |
|
10.0 |
11.1 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
31 |
Working for Lithuania |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
20.6 |
17.6 |
|
� |
� |
36 |
Social Democrats LSdP |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
11.7 |
14.3 |
25 |
New Union�Social Liberals |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
19.6 |
15.4 |
|
� |
� |
|
3.6 |
4.4 |
5 |
Coalition for a United Lithuania |
3.6 |
1.3 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
7 |
Lithuania 's Poles |
2.1 |
1.9 |
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
|
1.9 |
2.8 |
|
3.8 |
4.5 |
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
8 |
Lith. Nationalist Union |
2.0 |
5.1 |
|
2.2 |
3.8 |
|
� |
� |
|
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
� |
� |
9 |
Lith. Liberal Union |
1.5 |
2.6 |
|
1.9 |
2.7 |
|
17.3 |
15.6 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
29 |
Liberal and Centre Union |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
9.2 |
12.4 |
|
5.3 |
7.7 |
6 |
Lith. Centre Union |
2.5 |
2.4 |
|
8.7 |
6.8 |
|
2.9 |
6.1 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
10 |
Lith. Liberty Union |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
1.6 |
0.9 |
|
1.3 |
1.6 |
|
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
� |
� |
11 |
Lith. Freedom League |
1.2 |
0.6 |
|
1.0 |
0.5 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
12 |
National Progress Movement |
1.1 |
3.2 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
13 |
Moderates' Movement |
0.7 |
2.2 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
14 |
Chernobyl Movement |
0.3 |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
16 |
Young Lithuania |
� |
� |
|
4.0 |
1.7 |
|
1.2 |
1.1 |
|
� |
0.2 |
|
1.7 |
0.6 |
19 |
Alliance National Minorities |
� |
� |
|
2.6 |
1.7 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
20 |
Lith. Peasants' Party |
� |
� |
|
1.7 |
2.2 |
|
4.1 |
6.6 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
30 |
Peasants' Union |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
6.6 |
7.7 |
|
3.7 |
5.0 |
17 |
Lith. Women's Party |
� |
� |
|
3.9 |
2.8 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
21 |
Lith. Russian Union |
� |
� |
|
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
0.2 |
|
0.9 |
0.3 |
22 |
Prisoners & Deportees |
� |
� |
|
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
� |
0.6 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
23 |
Lith Economy Party |
� |
� |
|
1.3 |
2.0 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
26 |
Christian Conservatives KKSS |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
2.0 |
2.9 |
|
2.0 |
1.9 |
|
� |
� |
27 |
For a Fair Lithuania |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
1.5 |
0.4 |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
0.1 |
32 |
For Order and Justice |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
11.4 |
8.4 |
|
12.7 |
12.0 |
28 |
Labour Party DP |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
28.4 |
21.4 |
|
9.0 |
4.9 |
35 |
Nation's Resurrection |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
15.1 |
9.5 |
37 |
Liberals' Movement |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
5.7 |
6.3 |
38 |
Frontas |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
3.2 |
3.1 |
39 |
Civic Democracy |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
1.1 |
0.7 |
40 |
Labourists' Party |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
� |
2.6 |
|
Others |
0.9 |
7.2 |
|
2.8 |
7.5 |
|
1.4 |
12.7 |
|
1.4 |
8.1 |
|
1.6 |
4.2 |
Source: Richard Rose, Richard & Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies. (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.184f
Lithuania : Number of Seats in the Seimas |
|
|
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|
|
25 October, 15 November 1992 |
|
20 October, 10 November 1996 |
|
8 October 2000 |
|
10 October 2004 |
|
12, 26 October 2008 |
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|
|
List |
SMD |
Total |
|
List |
SMD |
Total |
|
List |
SMD |
Total |
|
List |
SMD |
Total |
|
List |
SMD |
Total |
2 |
Sajudis |
17 |
13 |
30 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
15 |
Homeland Union |
� |
� |
� |
|
33 |
37 |
70 |
|
8 |
1 |
9 |
|
11 |
14 |
25 |
|
� |
� |
� |
34 |
Homeland Union LKD |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
18 |
27 |
45 |
3 |
Christian Democratic Party |
10 |
8 |
18 |
|
11 |
5 |
16 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
33 |
Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
18 |
Christian Democratic Union |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
4 |
Social Democratic Party LSDP |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
7 |
5 |
12 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
24 |
A. Brazauskas Coalition |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
28 1 |
23 2 |
51 1,2 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
1 |
Democratic Labour Party |
36 |
37 |
73 |
|
10 |
2 |
12 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
31 |
Working for Lithuania |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
16 3 |
15 4 |
31 3,4 |
|
� |
� |
� |
36 |
Social Democrats LSdP |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
10 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
New Union�Social Liberals |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
18 |
11 |
29 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Coalition for a United Lithuania |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
7 |
Lithuania 's Poles |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
� |
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
Lithuanian Nationalist Union |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
9 |
Lithuanian Liberal Union |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16 |
18 |
34 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
29 |
Liberal and Centre Union |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
7 |
11 |
18 |
|
5 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
Lithuanian Centre Union |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
9 |
6 |
15 |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
10 |
Lithuanian Liberty Union |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
11 |
Lithuanian Freedom League |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
12 |
National Progress Movement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
13 |
Moderates' Movement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
14 |
Chernobyl Movement |
0 |
� |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
16 |
Young Lithuania |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
� |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
Alliance National Minorities |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
20 |
Lithuanian Peasants' Party |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
30 |
Peasants' Union |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
5 |
5 |
10 |
|
0 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
Lithuanian Women's Party |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
|
21 |
Lithuanian Russian Union |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
Prisoners & Deportees |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
� |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
23 |
Lithuanian Economy Party |
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
26 |
Christian Conservatives KKSS |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
27 |
For a Fair Lithuania |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
0 |
0 |
32 |
For Order and Justice |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
9 5 |
2 6 |
11 5,6 |
|
11 |
4 |
15 |
28 |
Labour Party DP |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
22 |
17 |
39 |
|
8 |
2 |
10 |
35 |
Nation's Resurrection |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
13 |
3 |
16 |
37 |
Liberals' Movement |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
5 |
6 |
11 |
38 |
Frontas |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
Civic Democracy |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Labourists' Party |
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
� |
� |
|
� |
0 |
0 |
|
Others |
0 |
1 7 |
1 7 |
|
0 |
5 7 |
5 7 |
|
0 |
4 8 |
4 8 |
|
0 |
5 7 |
5 7 |
|
0 |
4 7 |
4 7 |
|
Total |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
70 |
71 |
141 |
1 Includes LDDP 14 seats, LSDP 9 seats, Russian Union 3 seats, and New Democracy Party 2 seats. 2 Includes LDDP 14 seats, LSDP 7 seats, and New Democracy Party 2 seats. 3 Includes LSdP 9 seats, NS�SL 7 seats. 4 Includes LSdP 10 seats, NS�SL 5 seats. 5 All 9 seats won by Liberal Democratic Party. 6 Includes Liberal Democratic Party, For a Fair Lithuania 1 seat each. 7 All won by independents. 8 Includes Modern Christian Democratic Union 1 seat, independents 3 seats. |
Source: Richard Rose, Richard & Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies. (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.186f