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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

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


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