1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election

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1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election
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  1922 12–13 May 1923 (1923-05-12 1923-05-13) 1926  

All 78 seats in the Seimas
40 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
LVLS Kazys Grinius 17.8816New
Labour Federation Pranas Radzevičius 14.9112+1
LKDP Mykolas Krupavičius 14.4514−3
Farmers' Association Eliziejus Draugelis 14.4214+2
LSDP Steponas Kairys 11.298−3
United Minorities 11.0310New
LCRK Kazimierz Janczewski 4.054+3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Ernestas Galvanauskas
LKDP-LDF-ŪS
Ernestas Galvanauskas
LKDP-LDF-ŪS

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 12 and 13 May 1923. [1] The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union emerged as the largest party in the second Seimas, winning 16 of the 78 seats. [2] However, the Labour Federation, Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and the Farmers' Association won a majority of seats.

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The elections were exceptionally successful for parties and lists representing ethnic minorities (Jews, Poles, Germans and Russians), receiving 18% of the vote and winning 14 seats, the highest total achieved in free and fair elections in Lithuania. [3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union 161,19517.8816New
Labour Federation 134,39314.9112+1
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party 130,21114.4514–1
Farmers' Association 129,94214.4214+2
Social Democratic Party 101,77811.298–3
United Minorities 99,37911.0310New
Central Polish Electoral Committee 50,0645.554+2
Workers' Group 23,1262.570–5
Labour Union of Polish Christian Workers in Kaunas13,6881.520New
Party of National Progress 10,5681.1700
Economic and Political Union of Lithuanian Farmers8,0140.8900
Group of Workers and Poor Peasants 6,7970.7500
Land and Freedom4,4280.4900
Democratic National Freedom League 4,1120.460New
Dalgis3,1360.3500
Union of Evangelical Lutherans2,1970.240New
Party of the Landless and those who have very little land1,3640.1500
Jewish Workers' Party1,0480.120New
Polish Catholics' Party4990.060New
Polish Workers' Party4840.050New
Union of Lithuanian Evangelical Farmers3630.040New
Individualists2940.030New
Party of Russians and Belarusians1060.0100
Achdus 530.0100
Poor peasant groups (8)8,1010.900
Workers groups (4)2,7160.300
Independents3,2810.3600
Total901,337100.00780
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Lietuvos statistikos metraštis [4]

Seats by electoral district

Electoral listI (Marijampolė)II (Kaunas)III (Raseiniai)IV (Telšiai)V (Panevėžys)VI (Utena)Total
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union 22334216
Lithuanian Labour Federation 22123212
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party 22223314
Farmers' Association 32223214
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 121318
United Minorities 241310
Central Polish Electoral Committee 1124
Total1215119181378

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
  3. https://etalpykla.lituanistika.lt/object/LT-LDB-0001:J.04~2005~1367155072445/J.04~2005~1367155072445.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. Lietuvos statistikos metraštis 1924–1926 m. (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Kaunas: Valstybės spaustuvė. 1927. pp. 80–83.