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
		25 October, 15 November 1992		20 October, 10 November 1996		8 October 2000		10 October 2004		12, 26 October 2008
		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

25 October, 15 November 1992

20 October, 10 November 1996

8 October 2000

10 October 2004

12, 26 October 2008

List

SMD

Total

List

SMD

Total

List

SMD

Total

List

SMD

Total

List

SMD

Total

Sajudis

�

Homeland Union

�

Homeland Union LKD

�

Christian Democratic Party

�

Lithuanian Christian Democrats

�

Christian Democratic Union

�

Social Democratic Party LSDP

�

A. Brazauskas Coalition

�

28 1

23 2

51 1,2

�

Democratic Labour Party

�

Working for Lithuania

�

16 3

15 4

31 3,4

�

Social Democrats LSdP

�

New Union�Social Liberals

�

Coalition for a United Lithuania

�

Lithuania 's Poles

�

Lithuanian Nationalist Union

�

Lithuanian Liberal Union

�

Liberal and Centre Union

�

Lithuanian Centre Union

�

Lithuanian Liberty Union

�

Lithuanian Freedom League

�

National Progress Movement

�

Moderates' Movement

�

Chernobyl Movement

�

Young Lithuania

�

Alliance National Minorities

�

Lithuanian Peasants' Party

�

Peasants' Union

�

Lithuanian Women's Party

�

Lithuanian Russian Union

�

Prisoners & Deportees

�

Lithuanian Economy Party

�

Christian Conservatives KKSS

�

For a Fair Lithuania

�

For Order and Justice

�

9 5

2 6

11 5,6

Labour Party DP

�

Nation's Resurrection

�

Liberals' Movement

�

Frontas

�

Civic Democracy

�

Labourists' Party

�

Others

1 7

5 7

4 8

5 7

4 7

Total

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

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