1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election

1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election

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All 85 seats in the Seimas 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– LVLS Kazys Grinius 22.20 22 +6 LSDP Steponas Kairys 17.03 15 +7 LKDP Mykolas Krupavičius 12.59 14 −3 Farmers' Association Eliziejus Draugelis 11.19 11 −3 Labour Federation Pranas Radzevičius 7.80 5 −7 ŽDS 4.63 3 New LTS Antanas Smetona 4.31 3 New LCRK Kazimierz Janczewski 3.08 3 −1 LDAUP 2.41 1 New MLP George Waschkies 2.06 6 New Farmers' Party Rapolas Skipitis 1.84 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election Leonas Bistras LKDP-LDF-ŪS Mykolas Sleževičius LVLS-LSDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania between 8 and 10 May 1926. ^[1] The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 85 seats in the third Seimas. ^[2] They formed a left-wing coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, which was overthrown in a military coup in December. ^[3] The Seimas was disbanded in 1927 and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President. ^[3]

Results

15 22 1 3 3 2 6 5 11 14 3
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union	225,797	22.20	22	+6
	Social Democratic Party	173,250	17.03	15	+7
	Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party	128,126	12.59	14	0
	Farmers' Association	113,819	11.19	11	–3
	Labour Federation	79,315	7.80	5	–7
	Democratic Jewish Union	47,142	4.63	3	New
	Lithuanian Nationalist Union	43,841	4.31	3	New
	Central Polish Electoral Committee	31,349	3.08	3	–1
	Party of Polish Workers, Artisans and Farmers	24,473	2.41	1	New
	Memel Agricultural Party	20,944	2.06	6	New
	Farmers' Party	18,741	1.84	2	+2
	Memel People's Party	18,496	1.82	0	New
	Jewish Economic and Religious Party	16,702	1.64	0	New
	German Evangelical Party	9,658	0.95	0	New
	Party of Russians and Belarusians	8,022	0.79	0	0
	Memel Workers' Party	3,000	0.29	0	New
	Union of Latvians in Lithuania	2,358	0.23	0	New
	Party of Catholics and Abstainers	2,343	0.23	0	New
	Company of House and Land Owners	2,235	0.22	0	New
	Union of Russian Democrats	1,617	0.16	0	New
	Union of Evangelical Lutherans	1,340	0.13	0	New
	Party of Public Servants of Klaipėda	1,158	0.11	0	New
	Party for an Autonomous Klaipėda	937	0.09	0	New
	Party of Samogitian Women	828	0.08	0	New
	Poles of Jonava	431	0.04	0	New
	German Evangelicals of Marijampolė	404	0.04	0	New
	Party of Polish Farmers and Workers	256	0.03	0	New
	Party of Polish Workers	253	0.02	0	0
	Lithuanian National Organisation in Kedainiai	230	0.02	0	New
	Party of Evangelical Lithuanians	203	0.02	0	New
	Catholic Nationalists	169	0.02	0	New
	Polish Party "For Creed and Homeland"	149	0.01	0	New
	Polish Catholic Party	116	0.01	0	0
	Tenants' Party	94	0.01	0	New
	Party of Public Servants	71	0.01	0	New
	Workers groups (6)	20,074	1.97	0	0
	Poor peasants and small farmers groups	19,352	1.90	0	0
Total		1,017,293	100.00	85	+7
Valid votes		1,017,293	99.79
Invalid/blank votes		2,178	0.21
Total votes		1,019,471	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,179,538	86.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Ragauskas & Tamošaitis, [4] Lietuvos statistikos metraštis (without seats) [5]

Results by constituency

Party	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	X
Popular Peasants' Union	26.1	17.5	26.3	30.6	19.5	26.1	1.6
Social Democratic Party	15.0	19.3	20.3	15.7	20.0	15.0	13.3
Christian Democratic Party	13.8	9.3	12.3	15.9	14.1	15.9	—
Farmers' Association	16.4	8.5	12.7	15.0	10.7	11.2	—
Labour Federation	8.1	7.7	7.0	10.6	9.8	6.3	1.0
Democratic Jewish Union	5.7	6.2	4.8	4.1	4.3	4.5	—
Nationalist Union	—	7.7	1.9	12.3	4.7	—	—
LCRK/CPKW	4.5	4.0	5.2	0.5	1.8	3.6	—
LDAŪ	—	6.6	—	—	1.3	5.4	—
Memel Agricultural Party	—	—	—	—	—	—	35.6
Farmers' Party	4.8	1.7	0.3	2.4	2.7	0.5	—
Memel People's Party	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.4
ŽETS	1.3	2.6	1.6	2.1	1.8	1.2	—
German Evangelical Party	1.3	3.1	1.3	0.2	—	—	—
Source: Lietuvos statistikos metraštis [5]

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. Nohlen & Stöver, p1188
4. Ragauskas, Aivas; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas, eds. (2007). Lietuvos Respublikos Seimų I (1922–1923), II (1923–1926), III (1926–1927), IV (1936–1940) narių biografinis žodynas. Didysis Lietuvos parlamentarų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. p. 269. ISBN   978-9955-20-345-2.
5. "IV. Statistique intellectuelle.". LIETUVOS STATISTIKOS METRAŠTIS 1924-1926 m. 1927. pp. 84–89.